VOLUME XCI HIGHTSTOWN, MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. THURSDAY. MAY 9, 1940 NUMBER SI

Will Wed Saturday HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Annual Dinner Election Board Truck Man Burns The Glee Club and Orchestra of the Borough to Sell Meeting of D .A.R . To Death in Crash High School will present their annual Members to Visit musical program on Wednesday eve­ $60,000 Bonds At Old Hights Inn ning, May 22nd, in the High School Each Home in Boro On Deans Highway Auditorium. Tuesday, May 21 Anne Kingen, pianist, Harold Apple- Mr«. Charles J. Keeler Installed as Re> Driver Died Tuesday Night, Both gent of Francis Hopkinson Chapter. Registration of Voters Must Be Com­ gate, trumpeter, and Martin Salmano- Bifklcrs to Name Intmat Rate. C5,0M Vehicles Destroyed by Flames. Trag­ Rev. S. K. Gambell the Guest Speak- pleted by Friday. Sample Ballots to witz, saxophonist, will be the soloist. To Maturo Annually Dnrinv FLrst Be Mailed Next Week. edy Occurred Early Tuesday M orn­ The Glee Club will be assisted in its Five Yoart and $74W0 Annusdly Dur­ ing. presentation of a Fantasia on Gounod’s ing Next Fieo Yaari. The annual dinner meeting of Fran­ The district election boards began Tuesday morning the house-to-house The charred body of a man was re­ Faust by Miss Kathryn Dennis, so­ cis Hopkinson Chapter, D. A. R., was Improvement bonds in the amount of canvass for .the registering of voters. moved early Tuesday morning from one prano. Stanley Eldridge, tenor, and Ted held Saturday evening at Old Hights $60,000 will be sold by the Borough of The primary election will be held Tues­ of two trucks that burst into flames Smela,'baritone. Inn. Hightstown at 8 o’clock Tuesday night. day, May 21. The board members re­ from gasoline tank explosions when May 21, at Borough Hall. The bonds Mrs. Charles J. Keeler, the new Re­ ceived specific instructions from the they crashed head-on at Deans. State will be sold with legal opinion furnished gent, presided after being installed by Diamond Rings county election board to visit every Trooper James Kelly said the dead man by Hawkins, Delafield & Longfellow of the retiring regent, Miss Serena Roome. house. Voters who are not registered was tentatively identified as Theodore New York City. Solos were sung by Miss Josephine Sil­ will be unable to vote at the general Roosevelt Williams, 26, Negro of Gone From Rogers ver. The Rev, Stanley K. Gambell was Bridgeton, helper in a truck driven by At the Tuesday night session of Coun­ election. The canvassing must be com­ cil a resolution was passed which de­ the speaker of the evening. pleted by Friday. Gerald J. Stamates, 29, of Bridgeton. Ave. Residence termined the details of issuance, form The guests w ere: Hightstown, Mr The sample ballots will be mailed to This truck was heavily laden with seed­ ling evergreen trees. Estimated Value of $1,000. Loss R e­ and provided for their sale. The official and Mrs. George E. Coons, Mr. an! registered voters not later than Wednes­ advertisement appears in this issue and Mrs. William S. Heyer, Mrs. Dora day,_ May 15. The voters who do not Stamates, driver of the Lahn Truck­ ported to Police Several Days After Valuables W ere Missed. will also be published in the Daily Bond Pleyer, Miss Violet A. Brobeck. Rev. receive sample ballots will be those who ing Company truck, was taken to Mid­ Buyer, New York. Stanley K. Gambell, Miss Josephine Sil­ are not registered. dlesex hospital, New Brunswick. The The loss of six diamond rings with The bonds will be of the denomina­ ver, Mrs. Charles J. Keeler, Dr. and entire right side of his body was said The election officers, as certified by an estimated value of $1,000 was report­ tion of $1,000, and will be dated May Mrs. Joseph L. Schultz, Dr. and Mrs. the county board to municipal derk.s to be badly, probably fatally, burned. ed to the police during the past week Harry S. Hill, Mrs. Joseph C. Ely, Mrs. 1, 1940. During the first five years are as follows: Ollie Baker, 22, of Willards, Md.. by Mrs, Thomas L. Totten of 152 Rog­ $5,000 will mature annually on May 1 Norman A. Keeler, Mrs, Ellen Reeves, District one—Mrs. Minnie E. Nor- driver of the other truck, and Marion ers avenue. Several days elapsed from and during the last five years $7,000 Miss Edith C. Stackhouse, Mrs. John cross, Mrs. Bessie W. Keeler; Jacob C. Crouch, 25, of Pittsfield, Md., his the time of the discovered loss to the will mature annually on May 1. In­ W. Rogers. Mrs. J. S. Turp, Dr. and M. Stults, William M. Loftus. Polling companion, were able to leap in time time of the report to the officers. terest will be payable semi-annually on Mrs. A. C, Jack, Mrs. Elsie W . W est­ place at Gazette office, 114 Rogers ave and escape with minor injuries. They A few weeks ago a Stockton street Mav 1 and November 1. er; Cranbury, Mr. and Mrs. Howar.1 Miss Eleanor MacArthur were discharged from the hospital after nue, resident missed a gold watch and a The $60,000 is a part of the authorized Butcher, Mrs. George B. Ely, Mr. and Miss Eleanor June MacArthur, daugh­ receiving treatment. couple of rings. Police state that they issue of $68,181.81 authorized by an or­ Mrs. Harold Applegate, Miss Kathryn ter of Mr. and M p. Earl C, MacArthur District two—Walter Hunt, Thomas Baker's truck was carrying empty believe local houses are being entered dinance providing for th e incinerator W. Ely, Miss Carrie Buckelew, Mr«? of 228 South Main street, will become L. Totten; Joseph S. Stults, George P. Ralph. Polling place at fire house, poultry crates on a return trip to Mary­ by a person or persons who are familiar and sewage plant improvements. The Eugene Tarrant, Mrs. George Martin; the bride of George Anderson Waters, North Main street. land. Baker told police the accident oc­ with the habits of the occupants. P o­ engineer has reported that the con­ Jamesburg, Mrs. C. M. Davison. Miss son of Mrs. Phillip E. Waters of Ea’ curred when Stamates attempted to pass Tillie Davison, Mrs. Frederick S. Per- District t h r e e—William E. Lasche, lice say that residents should keep their struction work is in its final stage. Grange, Ky., Saturday afternoon at four a third truck. doors locked, especially when away from rine. Miss J. Eleanor Johnson; English- oYlock. T h e ceremony will be per­ Justin N. Stiff; W . Lester Ely, Joseph The building committee was author­ Both trucks burned fiercely and much home. town, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Carr, formed by Dr. Wilbour E. Saunders, Eufemia. Polling place at Motor Trans­ ized to consult with Leroy A. Riegel, of their metal buckled under the flames. Mr, and Mrs. Lester Hann, Miss Kath­ Headmaster of the Peddle School, as­ port building. Mercer street. Trenton architect, regarding plans for Truck debris was scattered along the Miss Jane Puglin ryn Conover. Mr. and Mrs. G. W . Con­ sisted by the Rev. Stanley K. Gambell, East Windsor township—William H. t h e remodelling of t h e fire house. over, Mrs. Charles A. Stutz. Mrs. Ray­ highway, and one lane was completely Council is considering housing all bor­ in Ayer Chapel of the Peddie School. Terry, Clarence Campbell; Walter E. blocked more than two hours. Weds Alva Perrine mond E. Voorhees ; Freehold, Mrs. Miss MacArthur is a graduate of the Wright, William Jessen. Polling place ough offices and the jail in the fire­ Staats C. Stillwell, Mr. and Mrs. W al­ local high school and of the New Jersey at township building, Etra. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Puglin of house on North Main street. Upon DRIVER SUCCUMBS completion of this proposed work the ter H. Grove, Jr., Miss Serena Roome; College for Women, N e w Brunswick. Washington township—Harry B. Tay­ TO CRASH BURNS 425 Stockton street announce the mar­ New Brunswick, Mrs. Peter Warnsdorf- Mr. Waters was graduated from the riage of their daughter, Miss Jane Eliz­ present borough building on Stockton lor, Mrs. Sarah H. Carhart; Charles A. street might be offered for sale. er, Mr. and Mrs. W . B. Medill. Mr. and Speed Scientific School of the Universi­ O’Reilly, Charles H. Updike. Polling Gerald J. Stamates, 29, of Greenwich abeth Puglin, to Alva Curry Perrine, Mrs. Russell Leary, Miss Ruth Leary. ty of Louisville. Pie is employed by place at Grange Hall, Windsor. road. Bridgeton, succumbed at Middle­ son of Spencer W . Perrine of Cran­ the Robert Gair Company, Cleveland, sex hospital, New Brunswick, Tuesday bury. Financial Report West Windsor Township O. night to burns suffered twelve hours be­ Collector E. V. D. Erving submitted MISS RAYMOND WILL District one—Robert C. Sanders, John Mrs. Perrine is a graduate of Hights­ WED CHARLES TINDALL fore when he attempted to pass a truck town High School and of the Kath­ collection report for April: G, Hendrickson; John J. Ward, Wil­ early Tuesday morning on the Deans 1939 taxes...... $1,141.13 Marion Croshaw Weds liam S. Mathews. Polling place at arine Gibbs School of New York and is Friday, June 7, has been selected by highway. 1940 taxes...... 5,068.08 township hall, Dutch Neck. with the Traver Corporation of New Miss Hannah V. Raymond, daughter of Glenn A. Halladay Ollie Baker, 22, of Willards, Md., York City. Bus taxes ...... 1.42 Mr. and Mrs. John W . Raymond, Jr,, District two—Edgar H. Poinsett, driver of the second truck, who escaped Dog licenses ...... 2.00 Miss Marion Elizabeth Croshaw, Anna Lewis Long; Grace V. Courtney, Mr. Perrine is a graduate of Hights­ Recorder’s fines...... 46.00 of “Larchmont,” Lawrenceville, as the with minor injuries, was arraigned be­ town High School. He will graduate date of her wedding to Charles G. Tin­ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fred Bales. Polling place at Penns fore Recorder George Walters of South East Windsor c /o fires _____ 475.00 Croshaw, became the bride of Glenn Neck Community Club. from Rutgers University in June. At Miscellaneous .... 5.00 dall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Brunswick township on a technical Rutgers he is a member of the Scarlet Tindall of Dutch Neck. Arthur Halladay.^ son of Mrs. Anna charge of causing death by a motor ve­ Interest and costs ...... 42.91 Halladay of 710 Livingston avenue, New WOMAN AUCTION MANAGER Key Honorary Society and the Chi Phi Searches ...... 4.00 Miss Raymond and Mr. Tindall will hicle and released in $1,500 bail to await Brunswick, at a ceremony performed AT PEDRICKTOWN MARKET Fraternity. Mr. Perrine has accepted be married at a Friends’ ceremony, to grand jury action. Baker was operating The treasurer reported for current Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock by the a position with the G. L. F. Coopera­ be performed at 4 o’clock in the af­ New Jersey’s first woman manager of a truck owned by the White Trucking tive. The marriage took place Septem­ accounts vouchers paid, $8,410.02; bal­ Rev. Paul M. Humphreys at the Baptist Company of Maryland. ance, $30,052.13. Capital account vouch­ ternoon on the lawn of “ Larchmont.” parsonage, Ward street. The attendants a fruit and vegetable auction market ber 23, 1939, at Warrenton, Virginia. made her debut Thursday as initial of­ With Baker was Marion C. Crouch, ers, $426.28; balance, $3,298.91. D o g Miss Jacqueline Raymond, sister of were Aliss Esther Croshaw, sister of account balance, $6.30. Relief receipts the bride-elect, is to serve as maid of ferings of the Garden State’s famous 25, of Pittsville, Md. They both said FIFTH PERIOD HIGH the bride, and Walter Dicki of New SCHOOL HONOR ROLL from State, $1,006.75; vouchers, $546.74; honor, and bridesmaids will be: Miss Brunswick. Following th e ceremony asparagus appeared on the Pedricktown they were driving in th e southbound Auction Market. lane when the truck owned by the balance, $1,184.44. Betty Rhoads of Trenton; the Misses the couple left on a southern trip. Up­ The scholarship honor roll of the Audrey Crowell, Lucille Raymond and Miss Grace Justice, attractive daugh­ Lahn Trucking Company pulled from Water department receipts, $4,596.55; on their return they will reside in Cran­ high school for the fifth period was an­ vouchers, $1,488.87; balance, $12,381.40, Marguerite Raymond of Lawrenceville; bury. ter of a Pedricktown farmer, Richard behind an oncoming truck and into their Justice, was selected from five appli­ path. State police at Raritan township nounced this week by Dr. Joseph L. Water capital vouchers, $1,296.56; bal­ theMisses Edna Tindall, Kathryn Tin­ Mrs. Halladay is a graduate of the Schultz, supervising principal. dall and Phyllis Tindall of Dutch Neck, cants, four of whom were men, to serve accepted this version of the accident, ance, $369.75. local high school and has been em­ First honor, all A ’s—Post graduate. Sewer account receipts, $3,278.36. all sisters of the prospective bride­ ployed in the office of the PUghtstown as the first woman auction manager and but were required to prefer the techni­ “master.” cal charge against Baker. M o 11 i e Rothschild. Seniors—Cornelia groom, and Miss Adelaide Slade of Plumbing Supply Co. Mr, Halladay is CAMP WILSON NEARLY Residing on a nearby farm, she has Johnson, Barbara Bolton, Carolyn Swet Millville. employed by the Mack Manufacturing READY FOR OPENING gained considerable knowledge of the BASEBALL GAME SATURDAY land. Junior—Betty Jane Meyer. Soph­ Mr. Tindall will have as best man, Company. New Brunswick. agricultural marketing problems in her ON HIGH SCHOOL DIAMOND omores—Mary Egnor, Marjorie Danser, his brother. John C. Tindall. Ushers George Fairweather, director of the community. Betty Wells. Freshmen—Catherline will include: Gordon C. Tindall, Jr„ JAMESBURG CHURCIh” The Hightstown All Stars baseball Trenton a n d Mercer County YM CA After graduating from the Penns Hertzog, Judith Kamen, Janet Wright. another brother; Melvin W . Tindall, a BEQUEATHED $500 nine will play Gulick’s of Trenton Sat­ camp, announced this week that Camp Grove High School, Miss Justice com­ cousin; Robert M. Davis of Lawrence­ urday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock on the Second honor, 2 A’s, none below B— Wilson is nearly ready for its grand Miss Mary A. Chamberlin of Cran­ pleted a four-year college course at Seniors: Alberta Mount, Grace Lieber- opening on June 29th for a six-weeks ville; A. C. Reeves Hicks, cousin of the bury township, who died April 21, left high school diamond. This will be the Ursinus, Collegeville, Pa., and later was first game of the Mercer County Base- man, Anne Kingen, Harold Applegate, season. Continued work throughout the bride-elect, and John P. Silvester of $500 to t h e Jamesburg Presbyterian graduated from Rider Business College bail League. The six teams in the Betty Peiffer, Lillian Tollin, Sylvia Sa- winter months has placed the camp in Princeton; Arthur M. Coward and Mar­ Church in a will probated Friday by league are: Hightstown, Lawrenceville, dovsky, Ann Protinick. Juniors: Claire first-class condition so that the prelim­ vin S. Hulick of Princeton Junction, Surrogate Frank A, Connolly. HIGHWAY CONDITIONS Gulick’s of Trenton, West Trenton O’- Becker, Gertrude Bollinger, Rosanna inary arrangements for opening are vir­ and George S. Ireland, Jr., of Yardley. The residue of her estate was left to Donnels, Pennington and Prospect In­ Cutinelle, Jean Ely, Sylvia Gellman, tually completed. a friend. Mrs. Randall Willson of Route The road conditon report as issue! for May by Plighway Commissioner E. dependents. Games will be played Sat­ Everett Campbell, Howard Eldridge, Dr. Joseph L. Schultz and E. W . l a d y r e b e k a h l o d g e 31, Montgomery towmship. Frances Kelty, William Hoffman, Viola Donald Sterner includes construction on urday afternoons and Wednesday eve­ Shropshire are the local represnetatives INSTALLS OFFICERS Miss Chamberlin’s will was executed Wasko. Sophomores: Virginia Bren­ Route 25. nings. One home game is scheduled to the County Camp Promotion com­ November 30, 1936. It was witnessed ner, George Cook, Jeanette Wolfe, Doris The Lady May Rebekah Lodge, No. From Deans to Cranbury in Middle­ each week. mittee and will be glad to receive the by Mrs. Edith G. Boice and William Pullen, Ida Muschick, Barbara Laird. 94, of Cranbury, celebrated its ninth sex County, six and one-quarter miles names of prospective campers or to ar­ D. Gibby, both of Princeton. John Forman is manager of the local Freshmen: Dorothy Bowker, Adelr birthday and the installation of its new of grading and drainage on new align­ range to have one of the cam]) leaders team. Among the players are: John Harmon, Rose Wyhnanez, Elizabeth officers Wednesday evening in its ment and along existing route. Traffic interview parents. TINDALLS PLAN REUNION Forman, Jack Thompson. A1 Reed, El­ Wolstromer, Dorothy Thau, Marcia rooms. District Deputy Mrs. Elizabeth maintained on present highway. Cau­ mer Wilson, C h a r 1 e s* Conover, Ed Swetland, Dorothy Stults, Gertrude Coaching Conference Kingsley and her staff installed the fol­ The general committee for the Tindall tion required for men and equipment White, Harry Ellis, Melvin Denelsbach, Shutman, Paul Szigeti. A Coaching Conference for Vacation lowing officers: Noble grand, Florence family reunion announces that the third at intersecting roads! Heavy truck, bus Dan Barlow. John Adamek, Ely Hutch­ Church School leaders is to be held at Van Treuren; vice grand, Adelaide Ev- annual reunion will be held Saturday, a n d pleasure c a r traffic on existing Third honor, B's in academic sub­ inson, Harry McQueen, Jerome Beack the Trenton YM CA on Thursday, May eringham; recording secretary. Hilda June 15, at Kunkel’s Park, jects, and no faihire—Seniors: Irene Route 25. er, Orville Marple and Gordon Dona- 16th and 23rd and June 6th and ISth, to Hickey; financial secretary, Lillian Epp; Starting two years ago as a reunion From the beginning of the Cranbury hay. Mount, Jean Hutchinson, Helen Henz- aid those who are responsible for the treasurer, Eudora Simpson; warden, of the children of William J. Tindall Relocation in Middlesex County to the ler, Marian Disboroiigh, Myra Norris, Daily Vacation Church Schools through­ Alice Cottrell; conductress, Ann Green­ and Phoebe Tindall and their brothers overpass of the Pennsylvania^ Railroad PROPOSED ROAD WORK Maribelle Turp, Bernice Schnell, Her­ out the county to help them find guid­ wood; chaplain, Gertrude Danser; Hat­ and sisters, the Association has grown and State Route 33, near Hightstown bert Smoller, Eileen Orr. Junior : ance for organizing, administering anj tie Stonaker, pianist. until now members are registered from ill Mercer County, roadside landscape State Highway Commissioner E. Don­ Frank Steward. Freshmen: Le Grande providing intere.sting curricujum and to New York, Pennsylvania and Massa­ improvement is under way for five miles. ald Sterner h a s tentatively approved Orr, Muriel Locke, Mabel Mount, Mar­ Right supporter noble grand, Mary follow up these opportunities for posi­ chusetts, as well as New Jersey. Special care required for m en and the expenditure of $75,000 from the au- garet West, Samuel Shuren. Lutx; left supporter, Agnes Hickey; tive Christian Education for boys and The general committee is comprise! trucks. Heavy truck, bus and pleasure tomobilists’ license fee and gasoline tax­ right supporter vice grand; Grave MEN'S CLUB ORGANIZES girls. Besides the Daily Vacation of Clifford A. Tindall, president; Wal­ car traffic. es for the impro.ement of township and Grove,; left supporter, Laura Green; in­ Church School workers, teachers and ter D. Hulick, treasurer; Mrs. Clifford From Robbinsville, Mercer County to borough roads in Mercer County. side guardian, Mary Schanck; outside A large group of men were pre.sent officers of Sunday Schools will find di­ guardian, Emma McCowatt. A. Tindall, secretary; Mrs. Harvey Bordentown in Burlington County, four Final action on the program cannot Monday night in Fellowship Hall of the Grover. Walter Atchley, George 1. Tin­ be taken by Commissioner Sterner until rect help for their teaching of the vari­ and one-half miles of grading and wid­ Presbyterian Church. The Men's Club ous age groups. dall, Mrs. S. W , Rich, Amos H. Tin­ ening for future dual highway. Traf­ the Legislature passes the Highway De­ GARDEN TOURS of the Church was organized and offi­ Area Convention dall,’ Mrs. Walter Hulick, Frank J. Tin­ fic maintained. partment Appropriation bill which has cers were elected. Two events for Mercer County home­ dall, Mary Jocobus, George Tindall. To permit the installation of cross- been reported favorably by the Joint The first annual Central Atlantic Clarence E. Tindall, Mrs. J. Albqrt Ti­ drains the existing shoufders are being Appropriations Committee: A delegation from the Presbyterian Area Convention of the Youn; Men’s makers interested in gardening are be­ Church of Red Bank was present to tell tus, Mrs. Charles Hutchinson and H. torn up and trucks working adjacent The proposed work includes: Christian Associations of New Jersey, ing held this month reports Miss Mary of the work of that Club. C. Herbert LeRoy Tindall. ______thereto are using the existing pavement. East Windsor Township— Cranbury Delaware and Maryland will be held at Lou Race, assistant home demonstra­ Davison told of the work of the Prince­ tion agent. Watch for flagmen and observe cau­ crossroads; Hightstown—Maxwell ave­ the Hotel Morton in Atlantic City on ton Men’s Club. Following the question AUCTION MARKET tion ! Pleavy truck, bus and pleasure nue and Grant avenue, Section 2. May 18th and 19th it was announced The first will be a tour of the Lambert and answer period, James Vandenburgh car traffic. Washington Township— Robbinsvilie- recently by C. Herbert Davison, chair­ Estate on the Princeton-Rosedale road Prices over the auction block of the was elected president, Harry Brenner Sharon Road, Section 7; West Windsor man of the county committee. The con­ on May 14 at 2 p. m. The group will Egg Market at Monday’s bi-weekly sale vice-president, Franklin Swinger secre­ WINDSOR P. T. A, Township— Scott, Montgomery and Ber- vention will bring together leading men meet at theg reenhouse at that time, were as follows; OFFICERS ELECTED tary and Schuyler Mills treasurer. w orge Drummond reports that tulips, Fancy extras, 22 to 24^. average 23; rion avenues, Hyland Road and Alex­ of the various associations for a two-day ander Road. Meetings will be held once a month discussion of Association problems. hlacs.yand dogwood will be particularly fancy mediums, 17^ to 20j^, average 19: At the May meeting of the Windsor on a definite set date. Outside speakers beautiful at that time. Two of the main, Grade A extras, 21^ to 22, average P. T. A. the following officers were The Central Atlantic Area replaces MRS. ELIZABETH VOORHEES will be featured and forums will be the former state convention which was features which will be pointed out are 2 1 Grade A mediums, 17j^ to 20, av­ elected: President, Mrs. William H. held. Membership is open to every man the bent grass lawns and Lilac Alee. erage 18j^; extra tibts, to 2\}i, Glackin; vice president, Mrs. Howard Funeral services were conducted Sat­ held at Asbury Park and is designed in the community regardless of Church to make the annual meeting of greater This tour is an annual event planned average 205^ ; pullets, 15j^ to 16^. av­ F. Swann; secretary, Mrs. William urday at the Presbyterian Home at creed. Athletic events will be sponsored by the Allenfown Garden Club and W o­ erage I5}i; brown extras, 20J4 to 24^i, Scheideler; treasurer, Mrs. Harry Mals- Belvidere, N. J., for Mrs. Elizabeth significance both to the men who at­ by the Club. Club dues will be decided tend and to the local associations. men’s Home Economics Committee. average 2\%; brown mediums, 16H to bury. Voorhees by the Rev. William M, Boaz. upon later. There will be no meetings In case of rain this tour will be held 20, average 175^. Sales totaled 935 The retiring treasurer, Mrs, William Interment was in Cedar Hill cemetery, of the Club during July and August. BORO ALLOTTED $ 4 M on the 15th. cases. . . . m • Tantum, had held that office for the Hightstown. Mrs. Voorhees, who was Following the business meeting, the FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS The other event is an all-day outing The produce division of the Tri-Coun- past 12 years. The new officers were in her 84th year, had resided at the refreshments committee with Clarence ty Cooperative Auction Market Asso­ installed by Past President Mrs. Arthur on May 23 at the Pennsylvania Wild home for the past ten years. She leaves Puglin and Harry Brenner as chairman, This morning the Borough clerk was ciation opened its 1940 season Monday C. Ervin. Plans were made for the ^ w e r Preserve at Bowman's Hill on two nephews. Russell C. Vandenbergh served refreshments. officially notified that the State High­ the riyer road between Washington afternoon when at the first auction sales school picnic on Wednesday, June 19, and Robert D. Vandenbergh of Tren­ Forty men have already signed up ofr were limited to th e few seasonable at Cadwalader Park, Trenton. way Department has allotted from the vroaring and New Hope, The place of ton; two nieces, Mrs. Ida Hammcll and active membership in the Club. 1940 tom ship and borough aid funds items. Offerings and prices were as The meetings of the organization are *5f2.ing will be the parking yard at Mrs. Sadie Shepherd of South Amboy. $4,000 State's ^ a re for the improve­ 1(1:30 o’clock. now discontinued until the first Thurs­ ALFRED a LE WALLEN Asparagus, No 1, doz., $12.30 to $3.25, day evening in September. MRS MARTIN 72, of 436 Lynwood avenue, Trenton, re­ ment of Maxwell avenue, seetkm 2 and , Ben Blackburn, extension specialist Gram avenge, section 2. No. 2, doz., $1.25 to $2.60; rhubarb, doz., wife of James Martin of the Allentown- tired emplove of the Pennsylvania Rail­ 2 landscape gardening, will be present WPA OPEN HOUSE 15c to 33c; spinach, bu., 20c to 28c; po­ Clarksburg road, died W ednesd^ night. road, died Wednesday at McKinley hos> REQUBSTS^ O K tllOBAPdES “ !P. ****^cr questions and to identify wild tatoes, No. 2, sack, $1.00; onions, bu, May 1, In St. Francis hospital, Trenton. pital /.■#wer* in their natural habitat. The W PA wants the State to see and 70c. ______Appreciate what it has been doing for The funeral was held Monday morning Mr. Lewallen l^ves his wife, four R equest for a totM o f 1^900 chal­ ^oGill has arranged that tables at 9 o'clock from her late home with sons, Clarence, LeRoy and Arthur, of lenger bod ^ s and certificates at the ovens shall be reserved for the has- b r i d e -t o - b e h o n o r e d all these years. 20 to 25 has Been set aside as “ This W ork Pays requiem high mass in St. John’s Church, Trenton, and Howard, of Hightstown; tm ry eleettOA thi$ a sog jd t^ y ijM fl t U lunch which those attending wish 10 gnndchtlaren« and a brotner, Ray­ the Menfer » - -j Miss June MacArthur was honored at Your Community” week and in all sec­ Allentown, at ten o'do<^. Interment I * / A n -liit^^^ are invited to mond of mddon Hmhts. H« was a a tea party given by Mrs. John Probas- tions of the state W PA projects will be was in the church cemetery. . Radi caaMate lor ofice I and l^ n g. Uieir famiUes and In addition to her Iwtbtn^ Mrt. Mai^ m em ^tr of Tent 1485 of Maicabec^ laedlyo tltet iu and liHucc a day of It. In case CO. Mits MacArthur will wed Geqrpje open to the public as part of a national Waters oiii Saturday. The invited celebration to show W PA benefits. tin is survived by t ^ daughters. Mrs. Trenton Ubdge^ No. 164. Loyal O r i t i the tour will be postponed un- of Moose, and Trenton L odi^N o. 6Ql !Sts were: Mrs. Bernard Mount of The H i^tstow n sewing project in the Hazel Temple of Trenton and Mrs. ■ * 'lU ^ Fytboii and PeoMQi)^ laoStM, M rs Roy Mueller of I^ew bev builmttg. Mercer street, ir expected Verna Ogle Of: JPhiliMpbta; twb l»9 t|i<^ an tl^ Mrs. Harold Britton of to be op en on Monday, May 20. ers,LMb«rt CcauaM (if R b n i^ Point atiJ tiaWMo, and t h e Misses Betty CorlisI Cramer o l C^areadoa, Va.; two Fhitoral lervicel .. Mtirioh Tht^nsoa, M ane P o s t e d FOODS sisters^ Mrs, MathikM A nderson ^ Mrs. Stnart.Simpswi and A fnU 1% of Birdseye frosted foods Trenfbn and Mrs. Margarat ol f a t e s r s r ' rs. w ^«rd By. it Totten’».*^*-«dv, P litt Tw o HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE. HIGHTSTOWN, MERCER COUNTY. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY. MAY 9, 1»40

persons died from tuberculosis in 1939. Horn of Plenty Ready for the Kettle Langhome Speedway DUTCH NECK TH E M. D. SAYS— Fresh shelled, diced and cut, mixed O f the large nations of the world, the According t o , mythology, the infant vegetables for soups and stews are now Races Next Sunday Sunday School OfiiMrs Forty-Year Death Rate Reduction! United States enjoys one of the lowest Zeus was fed with goat’s milk by Arnal- packaged in cellulose bags. The annual election of officers was “Saved” 4SL000 Lives in 1939 general death rates. Langhome, Pa.—As thousands of au­ thea, one of the daughters of Melisseus. held in connection with the Sunday If the same death rate which pre­ Cancer Education Produces Results king of Crete. Zeus, in gratitude, broke Merino’s Wine Pump to racing fans thrill to the throbbing, morning session of t h e Presbyterian Education of the public with regard pulse-tingling roar of the bi.g cars on vailed in 1900 had prevailed in 1939, off one of the goat’s horns and gave it The time to visit Marino in Italy is Sunday School resulting as follows: to cancer coupled with increased pro­ the world’s fastest mile speedway at there would have been 451,000 more to Amalthea promising that the posses­ fall, during the grape harvest, when Co-superintendents. Fred A. Robins deaths in 1939 than there actually were. fessional emphasis on diagnosis are pro­ sor should always have in abundance wine instead of water flows from the Langhome next Sunday, they will be and Lewis B. Chamberlin; assistant su­ ducing results in cancer control. in good position to pick ,a winner of the This is reported in a circular issued everything desired. This gave rise to town pump in the principal square and perintendent, Herbert R. Coward; sec­ by the Bureau of the Census. The “ sav­ A study of cancer cases in one hos­ 500-niiler, for the line-up here will in­ the expression, “horn of plenty.” everyone may drink free of charge. retary, Arthur Coward; assistant secre­ pital showed that in 1920 54 per cent of clude no less than five of the Indian ing” of lives in 1939—451,000—is al­ tary, Walter F. Conover, Jr.; treasur­ most equal to the 1939 population of the cases of breast cancer arrived too apolis pilots in more than 100 miles of er, Melvin W. Tindall; pianist. Miss late for operative treatment, but in 1937 super-speed events as Promoter Ralph New Hampshire. These statistics pro­ Agnes Chamberlin; assistant pianist, vide illuminating evidence of the ad­ only 13 per cent arrived t o o late for A. Hankinson opens his 10th season at Mrs. George E. Coward; Home Depart­ operative treatment. This indicates that the massive mile bowl. vance of medical science and show at ment and Teacher Training superin­ the same time the value of keeping education which induces people to vis­ Ted Horn, Los Angeles pilot, will be tendent, Reba E. Cook, statistics as a means of measuring it their physician early in the presence among the leaders here in eastern Cradle Roll, Mrs. Raymond C. Gro- health progress. of suspected indications of cancer is of AAA’s initial speedway event, including endyke; Beginners Department, Miss For the benefit of those who have life-saving value. four lO-mile qualifying races and a 50- Dorothy Hawk; Primary Department, had little occasion to consider the sub­ In Massachusetts a cancer educational mile feature. Mrs. Frank S. Chamberlin; Junior De­ ject, a death rate is simply a ratio of program for the general public was in­ Tony Willman is another 500-mile partment, Mrs. Lamonte Everett; In­ the number of deaths to a specified stituted by the state department of pub­ contender who is a strong favorite at termediate Department, Mrs. Lewis B. number of persons during a specified lic health in 1934. Each consecutive If I hafta wash Langhome, having won the second Chamberlin; Senior Department, Mrs period of time. There is a general death year from 1934 through 1939 a decline event last year. Joie Chitwood, 1939 Alice C. Tindall; president of Ladies' rate for all causes of death and also in­ in the mortality rate of cancer in wo­ I might eastern AA A banner bearer, will be us­ Class. Mrs. John C. Whitcomb; teach-, dividual death rates for specific causes. men has been recorded in Massachu­ ing the Langhome meet next Sunday er, Mrs. Fred A. Robins; president of For example, the tuberculosis death setts. Public health officials in Massa­ as a tune-up for his big grind debut Men’s Class, Charles E. Bauman; teach­ rate for the United States in 1939 w'as chusetts attribute this decline to a can­ as well have May 30. er, Rev, Guy A. Bensinger. 53.6 per 100,000 population. That is to cer educational program for the general Billy Winn’s renowned number 7 An interesting program was given at say, for every 100,000 persons about 54 f^ublic that has been extensive, inten­ white Miller has been entered with the Christian Endeavor Society meeting sive. and sustained. George Barringer as the probable chauf­ Sunday evening with William Hulick feur. ais leader. Sidney Britton of Trenton Bobby Sail, who set the world’s rec­ \vas present giving a chart talk. At the HOT-WATER-Conven/ence ord here two years ago, has run in the close of the service refreshments were Where to Buy Memorial Day meet also but is now served. concentrating on the defense of his rec­ The Ladies’ Bible Class will hold their Most boys don’t like the idea ord and campaign for his seepnd AAA May Socitl Thursday afternoon at the WELLER BROS. OLD HIGHTS of frequent washing. They’re title. Everett Saylor, naidwest cham­ home of the president, Mrs, John C. Whitcomb. CIGAR STORE too “busy” . But inasmuch as pion. has come east to start his appren­ LIQUOR STORE ticeship for a future big grind and a Mother’s Day Services “Smoke Shop" parents insist upon it, these present A AA belt, The Junior Department of the Pres­ MAIN STREET HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. DOMESTIC and IM PORTED byterian Church will give a special WINES, BEERS, LIQUORS young fellows appreciate ‘‘With a line-up such as that there Mother's Day program Sabbath morn­ FRANK MORRIS Phone 195 for Prompt Delivery having HOT water ready can’t help but be plenty of action next ing at 10 o’clock under the direction Sunday,” said Hankinson. “Especially DISTRIBUTOR FOR FRANK CUTINELLE when they are. In fact, of Mrs. Lamonte Everett, Misses Mar­ ROCKWOOD DAIRY when there are so many ambitious garet Groendyke, Margaret Chamberlin. everybody concerned appre­ GOLDEN GUERNSEY PRODUCTS youngsters ready for an upset such as Edith Appelget and Beatrice Carson. ciates hot-water-convenience Alto H. R. Benton’t Coventry Farm All Winter Garments happened at Reading when three of the Ordination Service Golden Guemtey Raw Milk as provided by a modern ‘Big Six’ were shut out of the finish In connection with the Mother's Day Dry Cleaned and Pressed automatic gas water heater. by comparative unknowns like Vic Nau- service in the Presbyterian Church Sun­ and Walker Gordon Produett man, who is a heavy favorite now. RES. PHONE 89-M OAK LANE PACKED IN MOTH BAG It keeps hot water on tap, day morning at 11 o’clock, there will “That records will be broken next be the Service of Ordination, when the day and night, at very little Sunday afternoon is certain. The onlv new Elders and Board of Deacons will WINES and LIQUORS 75c cost for gas— only a few cents question in my mind is which will be be formally installed as officers of our BEER and ALE a day! Ask Public Service or broken first, attendance or speed. Ad­ church with Dr. Charles R. Erdman of A complete ttock of nationally advertited Dependable Cleaners your plumber for an estimate vance .sales indicate an overflow throng Princeton and the Rev. Guy A. Ben­ brands of Wines, Liquors, Beer and Ale at will jam the 20,000 reserved seats.” singer officiating. economy prices. based on your hot water FOR PROMPT DELIVERIES PHONE 36S & Laundry usage. Bedroom Lighting Old Swiss Custom JAMES DAMASCO “-Adequate lightning” in a bedroom In certain sections of Switzerland it 107 STOCKTON ST. HIGHTSTOWN, N. J ALL WORK INSURED means sufficient light by the bed for is customary to make a wheel of cheese PVBLICKJSERVICE reading, softer lighting for general over­ when a daughter is born in the family, PAPER HANGERS 129 Mercer St, Phone 216 all illumination, and good light for the and not to cut this wheel until Jier wed­ h i g h t s t o w n dressing table. ding day. PAINTERS ANY SIZE JOB — ESTIMATES GIVEN AWNINGS C. E. LASCHE & SON 20 Years Experience in This Community VENETIAN BLINDS Phone 322-W 136 Morrison Ave. Notary Public Electrical Contractor GEO. P. DENNIS Bstimates Given Promptly Of6ce-At HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE CLARENCE E, CONOVER Gazette Building, 114 Rogers Avenue Phone 373 p h o n e 288-J h i g h t s t o w n Residence—248 STOCKTON STREET Phone 39 Lemon Juice Recipe Checks Rheumatic Pain Quickly See If you suffer from rheumatic, arthritis or neuritis paia, try this simple inexpen­ J. W. ARCHER sive home recipe that thousands are using. Get a package of Ru-Ex Compound today. ------F O R ------Mix It with a quart of water, add the juice of 4 lemons. It’s easy. No trouble at all and pleasant. You need only 2 HIGHTSTOWN tablespoonfuls two times a day. Often within 48 hours —• sometimes overnight — Fray Proof RUGS yiendid results are obtained. If the pains do iwt quickly leave and if you do not Any Size or Color feel better, Ru-Ex will cost you nothing to try as it Is sold by your druggist under SLOANE-BLABON an absolute money—back guarantee. Ru-Ex Felt Base Kugs and Yard Goods Compound is for sale and recommended by FRIEDMAN PHARMACY NOW ON CONVENIENT TERMS HighU Theatre Bldg. HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 218 North Main SL Hightstown, N. J. PHONE 2«-W SPRiyjG PRICJE^ for Ubich., Less Coal COAL Less Care Thrifty buyrere purehaae their coal igures show that about one out of every five in the Springtlqae, DELIVERED CASH PRICES abie-to-purchase new-car buyers really wants a F STOVE-CHESTNUT ...... per ton $8.50 Buick more than any other car. Less Cost PEA ...... per ton 7.50 BUCKWHEAT ...... per ton 6.00 N ot all will buy one ’T h a t ’ s the threefold thrift W M. C. PULLEN Res. Phone 296 Too many of them without even getting actual figures yon practice when yon bum 247 STOCKTON ST. HIGHTSTOWN wilt shake their heads and sigh, “ Nope! A car that Jeddo-Highland Anthra­ big and handsome must be out of my reach!” cite. This clean, long-bum. THE PLACE TO H AVE Y o u ’ll be smarter than that, we know, ing coal eonies from the YOUR EYES EXAMINED When the bug to own a Buick bites you, heart of favored mountains you’ ll figure that a car as talked-about as Buick where the anthracite de> must be looked at first—if you’re going to have any­ thing to go on in judging 1940 values. poeitg are nearly pnra When you’ve got the answers through a good long carbon. Bum it in yonr You’ll realize it doesn't cost a cent to find out how ride—ask one more question: “ How much?” S U N < » n f l C 8 I X C ^ one feels under your own hand and what the deliv­ fnm ace and gee what a 3 0 R'exMscnto.A.

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Hightstown Gazette NATIONAL AFFAIRS

GEO. P. DENNIS By FRANK P. UTSCHERT Editor and Owner The Churches Phone 373 W e hear quite frequently the state­ ment that our American ancestor s were Entered at the Hightstown, N. J., Post Office poor. They lived in rude cabins, fol­ OB second class matter. lowed muddy trails on foot or horse back, ate the commonest of food, wore ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH Published every Thur.sday at the REV. WM. F. QUINN, Pwtor Gazette Building coarse homespun clothing and crossed 114 Rogers Avenue the plains in slow moving covered wag- Mass every SuiKiay at 8 and 10:30 A. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION AT Service of the Novena of the Mir­ One Y e a r ------The attribute of poverty as given to aculous Medal every Monday at 7:45 Eight M onths------these sterling first Americans is not a P. M. Pour Months . fair one. It is true that our forefath­ Single Copy _ ers were not richly endowed with this _ TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH ^ " R E V . THOMAS B. BRAY. PrieBt-in-Char»e world’s goods,. They had neither Residence—17t N. Main St, COST OF ARMAMENTS steamheated homes, concrete roads, ten­ It is difficult to realize what a crush­ derized food, evening clothes, automo­ First and third Sunday of each month ing economic burden war and prepara­ biles nor airplanes. Yet they were rich —Holy Communion and Sermon at 11 tions for war are placing on the peoples in the one thing that counts above all, a. m. of the world, to say nothing of the ter­ and that is in spirit. Second Sunday—Holy Communion at rible sacrifices of human lives which 9 a. m. war entails. What they lacked in worldly posses­ Second, fourth, (and fifth) Sundays— W e think, and rightly, that the ex­ sions they made up in courage and de­ Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11 a. m. penditures being made for national de­ termination, in rugged honesty, in fense by our own country are enonnou.s, thrift, in perseverance and in a sense of pride, that impelled each man to ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH but relatively they are small compared Broad Street, HifhUtown, N. J. with those o*f other great powers. This carve out a livelihood or a career of his M. E. BENETHUM, Pa«tor is illustrated by an estimate given in own. 10:00 A. M.— Sunday School. the United States News, which compares 11:00 A, M.—The service. military expenditures of various nations These men and women of the early (lays therefore were not poor, for they 8:00 P. M.—Luther League (Open with their national income. It says: Forum). “Where the United States devotes possedssed rich characters. They re­ less than 3 per cent of national income fused to be whipped, the bigger the ob­ stacles, the more they determined to CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST to defense, Britain is devoting 30 per PRINCETON, N. J. cent. Japan 30 per cent, France 40 per overcome these barriers. cent, Germany as much as 50 per cent.” The Bible has told us that the poor “Adam and Fallen Man” is the Les­ No estimates are given for Russia, we will always have with us. This does son-Sermon subject for Sunday, May Italy or other nations, but is known that not mean, however, that those who have 12, in all Christian Science Churches and all are making expenditures for arma few worldly possessions will remain that Societies throughout the world. ments far greater than ever before. way. Richness in character is to be The Golden Text is: “That which is And in every one still heavier bur­ preferred far above gold and silver and ave me, the hone and the sinew, the heart and born of the flesh is flesh; and that dens will be laid on the people as the fine jewels. But he who is poor in which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” theaters of war are extended, as now spirit, who refuses to fight, who pre­ e yours, my mother, I thank you. I thank you (John 3:6). seems inevitable. fers paternalism or charity to individ­ Appalling as all this is. the situation ualism—for him there is little chance to my eyes, the blood in my veins, for my speech, for PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH must be faced by every nation, however acquire wealth or security of any kind REV. S. K. CAMBELL. Pastor much its people may desire peace. Even my lifel ing. All that I am is from you who bore me. the most ardent pacifist can now realize We are told that today the United The Sunday School session begins at nine fifty-five. Classes for everyone— that the United States must arm might­ States is the richest nation in the world. For all the love v e me, unmeasured from the beginning, my ily for national defense—and we may We have the most motor cars, the come and join us. as well prepare to pay the price. reatest number of telephones, of radios, mother, I thank y the hand that led me, the voice that The annual Mother’s Day services of locomotives. Our acres are the will be conducted at eleven o’clock. 20 MILLION PHONES broadest and the most fertile, our manu­ directed me, the hi arm that shielded me, the lap that The choir will sing, “Memories,” by Statistics are usually rather dull read­ facturing iilants are the best equipped, nursed me. Rohrer. A girls’ quartet (Gloria Davi­ ing, but some facts recently compiled our standard of living is the highest on rested me. All that son, Alberta Mount, Maribelle Turp, concerning the world’s telephones jnight earth. Yet there is danger that we may ss at night, my mother, I thank and Janet Wright) will sing, “ My well be a source of pride to the people become poor in the widst of plenty. For your smile in Mother,” by Ackley. The subject of of this countr\^ For the United States The peril is no longer that a few cap­ you. I thank you fo] me, the songs you sung to me, the sermon will be, “Credit W here Cred­ now has one-half of all the telephones tains of industry will seize all the wealth it Is Due.” in the world. from the nerveless hands of the “poor igils and ministerings. All that At the five o’clock afternoon service The world total was estimated to be the prayers that you ami oppressed.” The greater danger [?. the subject of the meditation will be, 41 million before the outbreak of the that we will lose some of the real riches I am is hy you, who n “The Heart’s Desire.” Miss Kathryn present war in Europe, which has which should have come to us from our Dennis will sing, “If With All Your doubtless reduced the number consid­ ancestors. We inherited the beautiful F or the fa ith you h for me, for your trust and Plearts,” by Handel. erably in the belligerent countries, and country which they builded for us. W e for your praise and your The Christian Endeavor will meet at approximately 20 million of these are still have that heritage. They handed your pride, my mother, I in the United States. New York Cilv five forty-five with Gertrude Bollingier down to us the same courage and de­ chiding, for the justice yoj you made mine. All as the leader. alone has more than all of France, and termination, thrift and perseverance three times as many as the whole con­ which took them on to victory. If we that I am you taught me. The College Department will hold a tinent of Asia. squander that heritage by seeking t- special meeting at six-thirty o’clock at Americans make more than 90 mil­ preserve the material one by “ pass­ For the sore travail that 'f'^ause^yoiiplor Ae^psions and despairs, my which tirne they enjoy supper to-gether lion telephone calls every day, or over ing the buck” to a paternalistic govern­ entertaining several Princeton Seminary 1,000 each second, which is an average ment, then we shall become poor in­ mother, forgive me. Forgive me the, periUDfoU^tyou to, the sobs and moans men as guests. of about 223 a year for every man, wo­ deed. man and child in the country. Taken I wrung from you, and for the strength h o o k from you, mother, forgive me. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH REV. PAUL M. HUMPHREYS, Minister together, people in the rest of the world And when we speak of poor men let make only about 15 calls per capita an­ us take care that we are speaking cor­ For the fears I gave you, for the alarms and the dreads, my mother, for­ The annual business meeting of the nually. rectly. For the man clad in overalls, church will be held this evening. It Nearly one-half of the world’s tele­ give me. Forgive me the joys I deprived you, the toils I made for you, for the if he posesses traditional American will be preceded by a covered dish sup­ phones are dial instruments, a n d the stamina and courage, is rich, though he hours, the days and the years I claimed from you, mother, forgive me. per in Eaches Chapel at 6:30 p. m. proportion of these is about the same he possess no other clothing- to his in this as in other countries. About “Where the Balance of Power Lies name. On the other hand, the man who For the times that I hurt jo u , the times I had no smile foryou, the caresses in American Life” is the sermon top- two-fifts of the world’s telephones are rides in a chauffeured limousine an 1 k for next Sunday. The choir will government operated, the largest public preaches or practices the philosophy of I did not give you, ray mother, forgive me. Forgive me for my angers and system being that of Germany. sing the anthem, "In Heavenly Love,” defeatism is poor. He is the one real­ by Speaks. The total length of telephone wire? ly to be pitied. my revolts, for my deceits and evasions, for all the pangs and sorrows I brought in the United States is approximately “ Religion in Art” will be the topic in 93 million miles, or exactly enough to to you, my mother, forgive me. the Senior B. Y. P. U. William Rue reach from the earth to the sun at cer­ Gems of Thought is the leader. Raymond Jack will con­ tain times during the year. For your lessons I did not learn, for your wishes I did not heed, for the duct the devotional period. DEFEAT: OPPORTUNITY The Church School assembles at 9:45 a n a r g u m e n t f o r l i f e counse,Is I did not obey, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me my pride in my What is defeat? Nothing but educa­ a. m. Miss Beth Keeler will lead the If vindication of the New Jersey tion. Nothing but the first step to State Highway Department’s continual­ youth and my glory in my strength that forgot the holiness of your years and worship service in the Adult and Young something better.—Wendell Phillips. People’s Department. ly expanding usage of safety islands in When everything seems lost, noble the veneration of your weakness, for my neglect, for my selfishness, for all the its main arteries had been needed, it lay soiils find their opportunity.—Lacord- METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Tuesclay morning in 'the smouldering, aire. great debts of your love that 1 have not paid, mother, sweet mother, forgive me. heat-buckled frameworks of two trucks The highest reward for man's toil is Sunday, May 12th— in which life was lost. not what he gets for it, but what he be­ And may the peace and the joy that passeth all understanding be yours, 9:45 A. M.—Church School. Route 25, at least that section between comes by it.—Ruskin. 11:00 A. M.— Morning worship. The N e w Brunswick and Cranbury. h as Experience is victor, never the van­ my mother, forever and ever. Am en. J J DILLON tonic of the pastor’s sermon, “The earned a fata.1 reputation comparable to quished; and out of defeat comes the Christion Home.” that which belonged to Route 26, the secret of victory.—Mary Baker Eddy. 7 :00 P. M.—Epworth League. World Superhighway, before it w a s divided The things which hurt, instruct.— Brotherhood is the problem before us along the greater part of its length. Because he “traded” a saw horse for Whitsitt. Know Your Government this month. It has given vital testimony that the Forests in New Jersey a real horse, Glenn Brenchley of To- There's no defeat, in truth, save from 7 :00 P. M.—Junior and Intermediate Iwo-lane road must become a thing of wanda, Pa., was charged with larceny. Read Your Local Newspaper League. All boys and girls are invited. America’s past, particularly in a section within; at Mercy of Motorists Unless you’re beaten there, you’re bound 7 :45 P. M.—Evening service. O u r of it so heavily traversed as is New Jer­ To “Know Your Government” it Because he tossed two 200-pound po- guest speaker at this Mother’s Day ser­ to win! —Henry Austin. essential that you read your local news- liecemen out of his home, Lawrence T. sey. vice will be Mrs. Ira Primm of Prince­ This state became one of the first to pavers, regularly and thoroughly. No Eighty percent of the outdoor Sampson of Oklahoma City was arrest­ other medium that you can buy devotes ton. This should prove to be a great use the divided highway as a safety Burglars in Rochester, N. Y., took fires that occur every year in ed and held for court action. about what is going on in your loca' service measure and motor vehicle accident de­ $75 worth of merchandise from a filling this State are due to careless­ the time and space to learn and report Tuesday—W . H. M. S. Airs. Russell terrent ; but it must extend its use to station—and the collar of a police dog ness and might have been avoid­ Former State Representative D. A. prevent recurrences of such a tragic af­ government. Egnor will entertain the society in her left to guard the premises. ed, according to reliable sta­ Ouzts of Columbia, S. C., explaining why home on Rogers avenue. Remember fair as that in which the two trucks T()o many of New Jersey’s residents, tistics. This annual loss of val­ automobiles kill more persons than particularly those who commute to the time, 3 o ’clock. collided head-on Tuesday. The logical William Fitting, taxi driver of River uable timber and wooded areas trains, commented: “The engineer does­ retort, of course, is that there isn’t neighboring states, read only the out- Thursday— Mid-week service. Come head, L. I., sued a utilities company for is laid directly to careless auto n’t hug the fireman. That's the rea­ enough money available to divide New of-state dailies, and pay scant atten­ out and enjoy an hour of Christian fel­ bodily injury after he tripped on a valve son.” lowship. Jersey’s extensive highway system in tion to their local news. mobile drivers who toss lighted and broke both his wooden legs. He its entirety. But as to that, it may be As a result they are in complete ig matches, cigars or cigarettes won the suit. along the roadside. This year, that Pennsylvania has provided the an­ norance of what is going on in their BOROUGH OF HIGHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY swer. home community, county and State. because of more dead under­ That state this summer will dedicate In Pueblo, Colo., a defendant charged They read about Federal spending but brush than usual and treetops a super-express highway between Har- with being “difficult and grouchy” when know nothing about what their local cut down for hungry deer, the NOTICE OF SALE questioned about an automobile acci­ risbur'^ and Pittsburgh, which is without governments are spending. They know fire hazard is greater than for dent, explained: “I admit I was grouchy; curves, and it will be financed through what is happening in Europe—about the many years. $60,000 Improvement Bonds traffic signals, intersections or sharp I work nights and have a crying baby ruthless invasion by military autocrats The New Jersey Public Util­ payment of a toll to the commission at home during the day.” of weaker countries—but they arc bliss­ ity Information coiTimittee joins which constructed it and which will pre­ fully unaware of the dangers of exces­ r 'J l ^ received by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of with citizens of the State in nivnii? Mercer New Jersey, on May 21, 1940. at eight o’clock. P. M.. sent it to the Comomnwealth of Penn­ The Spartanburg, S. C., auditor re­ sive spending.'in their home towns—and * L V" Borough, for the purchase of $60,000 (be- sylvania as a gift when the expertses urging the motoring public to ceived this note sc:ribbled on a tax re­ display the same lack of interest in lo­ pui-suant to the Local Bond Law. involved have been met by those using turn blank: “I am a negro tenant. I cal affairs that led to the downfall of help us avert these destructive Said bonds will it—New Brunswick Home News. have no real estate but have one auto- many of the democracies in Europe. fires. Please be certain that all 1941 to 1045; mature $5,000 on May 1 in each of the years rnobiie. one mule, two pigs, one wife, After all, your- 1 o c a 1 governments matches, cigars, and cigi^rettes and }■ to 1950, both inclusive, six children.” a onl m.I f ® exceeding six per’ centum (6%) per annum, expressed in counts most in your life—takes the larg­ are completely extinguished be­ her I in each yt'^ ‘ of one i»r centum, payable semi-annually on May 1 and Novem- More Water Arailable est part of your total annual taxes—af­ fore you throw them into the fects your children and the investment grass along the roadside. Camp­ S f a t e r o f *■" payable in lawful money of the United you have made in establishing your ers and hunters and others who r,'n‘ IL_ l ’ j ‘ h ' office ofy.” Theitts. FirstiiiOL Nattonali>.iuuu J H 2 S Z !I2 ^ .^ '^ ^ E T T E . HIGHTSTOWN, m e r c e r COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. THURSDAY. MAV 9. 1940

Small Adv. Column WINDSOR CRANBURY Marie Worthington at Robbinsville. of Mr. and Mra. H. Stanley'ju family. m R A T E S : «i«rti«eraent inserted in Mrs. Mary Lux is leaving this week At the next meeting of Windsor Mrs. William O r r returned to her to visit Mr. and Mrs. ^^ouis Caveliere tor lest then 2S Grange, the Rev. Paul M. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Perriibi 1 ^ Mats. Add one ctnt for each word or abbrevia- home in Delaware after visiting Mrs and family at Washington. D. C. Saturday fbr a motor trip to Washini^ tum above 2Sc. I^rfe lizc headtns 10 cents pastor of the Hightstown Baptist George Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dugan of «tra . Postage ttamps are acceptable. Ads Church, will be the speaker. Alfred ton, D. C„ Williamsburg and Charlottes­ A crew of painters under J. J. Kay mserted only on receiot of cash. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Appleget moved Bronxviile, N. Y., were weekend guests ville, Pa. is painting the Baptist Church. Masonheimer and an octette from Ped­ Tuesday to New York. dle School, will furnish a musical pro­ The Blair Academy Glee Club will F O R SALE gram. Memorial services will be con­ Mrs, Florence Stults and daughter, give a concert in the Cranbury Presby­ ducted by the chaplain, E. J. Voelbel. Dorothy, spent Sunday in Asbury Park. terian Church Monday evening. GLADIOLUS BULBS Sr. Mrs. J. Ely Dey is in charge of Mrs. Elmer Cottrell a n d daughter, arrangements. Preceding the meeting Alice. Mrs. Mary Lux, Mrs. Caroline •finnounetnf iAe nm Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Barclay of Cran­ 10,000 Mixed, Blooming Size a pot-luck supper will be served. Kleindienst, Miss Lillian Epp, George bury, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. To Be Sold for the Lack of Land Mr. and ^trs. R. Duane Taylor, with Epp, Henry Perrine and Miss Dena Albert Priory of South Main street, $1.00 PER HUNDRED Niemaii attended the King’s Daughter's 10 Picardyi free—Bhare’t Prize winner* other members of their, card club, spent motored to Atlantic City Sunday. ! BULBS (le each S named varieties) ?1.00 Saturday evening with !Mr. and Mrs. reception at Jamesburg recently. 30 BULBS (one named variety) $1.00 George Tindall, Jr., of White Horse. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hickey en­ Miss Laura Camp has returned to he: AT THE WHITE BEAR tertained R. R. Walton of Boston, home at 342 Stockton street after having Hightstown-Cranbury Road S0-3t. Mass., over the weekend. SfeiVB^THeSL spent the past three months with rela­ LAWNMOWERS tives in Hamilton Square. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ely and fam­ VEGETABLE plants, all kinds, for SHARPENED BY MACHINE ily spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Mrs. Agnes Cornell of 139 Center sale by the dozen. 100 or in flats. Jos­ Shop Hours 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. SmniREs street announces the engagement of her eph Diefenbach, 211 Grant avenue. * Send me a postal card and I will call daughter, Marie, to Herbert V. C. E. S. Ely HIGHTS THEATRE Smith. Jr., of Middlebush, N. J. HIGHTSTOWN. N. J. TeU: HiebUtown U1 CHICKEN MxANURE for sale by the Ely’s Corner D. No. 1 HIGHTSTOWN t SuppliM itiwimam hot water Shade Tree Commissioner Hiram Van ton, delivered. Phone Cranbury 6^. Matinee*—Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Fri­ at minimum coat. Nest announces that he has completed Cranbury Poultry Co. tf. day, Saturday and Holidays. Starting at 2:1S P. M. 2 Extra long firing periodt. the planting of 54 Norway Maple trees GET RID OF ANTS Evening Shows Starting at *:30 P. M. and in various sections of the borough, EVERGREEN, Shade and Ornamen­ Don’t let the ants run you out of your f:M P. M. I 3 Colored fireproof enamel kitchen. J finidi. Charles O'Reilly of the Central Jersey tal trees. Closing out at cut prices FREE ESTIMATE Thursday A Friday, May • A 18. while stock lasts. Soy Beans, Black ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS” with Ray­ | '4 Vater temperature automatic, Fanners Cooperation Association office Call W. J. BOYCE mond Massey. Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon. force is spending a couple of weeks at Wilson and Harbinsoy. Albert Nel­ ally regulated. ECONOMY EXTERMINATING CO. his Windsor home with the mumps. son’s Nursery, Allentown, N. J. 49-*4t. Saturday, May II. One Day Only. 457 Stockton St. Hightstown Double Feature Program ; 5 Enclosed in Dust-Proof “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT” Cabinet. Robert E. Dietz plans to begin the BOVUNG, fertilizer bone for gardens with L ^ Ayres, Slim Summerville — also — INSURANCE SERVICE erection of a residence on South Main and lawns. Phone 467. Bennett & “OUTSIDE THE THREE MILE LIMIT” with I 6 Approved by Anthracite In- street with construction work starting Forman. 49-3t. Lowest premium rates Jack Holt. dnstriee Laboratory. in a few weeks. Leroy A. Riegel of Insurance for every need. Sunday A Monday, May 12 A 13. 7 12.inch ncm-dampinga inter* Trenton is the architect. Unexcelled claim service Shirley Temple in “ THE BLUE BIRD” USED LU M BER-Light and heavy Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce. loddiw grate, Palmer Dennis is spending Thursday REAL ESTATE timber, doors, sash weights sold at rea­ Tuesday A Wsdnesday, May 14 A 15. I NssV’s m im 8 pays for itself in fnd in New York with other members of sonable prices. Phone 113-J-2. P. For Sale or Rent DoubI* Feature Program aavingk the Rutgers University School of Jour­ Mach, Etra Road, Plightstown. 49-*5t. Desirable town properties— fertile farms DUST BE MY DESTINY” with John Gar­ nalism visiting the plants of metropoli­ field, Priscilla Lane — also — “ THE GHOST In and near COMES HOME” , with Frank Morgan. Billie COME IN AND SEE II lOOAYl tan newspapers and press associations. DWELLING near Peddle School, dis­ Hightstown, Allentown, Windsor Burke, tant owner wants offer for quick sale. SCHANCK & FIELD, Inc. The residential property of Mrs. G. Garage in Cranbury Ten or 16-acre chicken and vegetable Thursday A Friday, May 18 A 17. PHONE; 487 H. VanMarter, 350 Stockton street, was Garage and Chevrolet Agency— “ THE HOUSE ACROSS THE BAY” farm on highway near Hightstown. sold this week. The ourchaser was re­ Allentown George Raft, Joan Bennett. WILLIAM STREET HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. Phone 158, Russell A. Egnor, or any Office building, storage building for po­ ported as John W . West. Mrs. Van­ broker. Marter has leased the W olfe apart­ tato grading, etc., with 4 acres and iJlIIllllIlIfHHIIlHHIIlIIllIlIIIllllIIIIIlIIMlIIIlHIHIIIIIMIIIlIIIIIIIIIIlIIlItllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllll ment of 235 Mercer street. R. R. siding, Windsor, DWELLING with $+32 per year in­ On Tuesday evening. May 28, Mrs. come. Price $2000; also improved sin­ THE CROSHAW AGENCY U. S. No. 1 Florida I Franklin D. Roosevelt will speak in gle dwelling with extra lot. good loca­ 346 S. Main St. Hightstown, N. J. Memorial building, Trenton, under the tion. Price $2400. Phone 158, Russell Phones 112 & 117-J-ll auspices of the Prospect Hill School. A. Egnor. Her topic will be “The Responsibility of the Individual to the Community.” 5-PC. Kitchen Set—$5.00. 2-pc. Liv­ NEW ing Room Set--$16.00 Ice Boxes—Rugs Raymond Wiley has been awarded a — Bedding. Hightstown Furniture Co. FUEL OIL merit card signed by L. Hood, presi­ dent of the Railway Express Company, F O R RENT for operating a company truck during And Kerosene the past five years without an accident FOR RENT—Five room apartment for which he was responsible. P o t a t o e s with water and electric lights in Wind­ Irving Plungian, chief of the Jersey sor. Elizabeth Waddy, Windsor. Homesteads fire department, has been Large Supply appointed fire warden for the colony. FOR RENT—Six-room house, all im­ Owing to a number of fires in the provements, newly painted and deco­ On Hand Homesteads the State Fire Warden rated inside, on North Main street. lbs c deemed it advisable to have a warden Phone 124-M. William M, Perrine, 301 10 29 on the project. Mercer St. 42tf NONE PRICED HIGHER Mr. and Mrs. G. A, Bennett. Mr. and FOR RENT—Apartment and houses, When Your Tank Gets Low Mrs. George Forman and Mr. and Mrs. good location, all improvements; also Charles A. Mason attended the annual store. Phone 158, Russell A. Egnor, 158 BUTTER convention and dinner of the New Jer­ Rogers- avenue. sey Manufacturers Association at H o­ PHONE 57 NEW CABBAGE southern...... 3 10c | tel Traymore, Atlantic City, on Satur­ FURNISHED rooms for rent at rea A & P Sunnyfield day. sonable rate. Call at Ideal Restaurant, Cut Tub Print 140 Mercer street. * LEM ONS CALIFORNtA . . C for 1 n .. 1 Dr. Harry S. Hill of 231 Rogers ave­ CRAIG & HORNOR CO., JUICY ------b i i i c X nue, coufity superindent of schools, has FOR RENT-—5-'foom house on For­ ■purchased the property at 311 Reading- man street, has gas, bath, electric, new­ NAVEL O R A N G E S ...... 33c | avenue, Trenton, which he plans to use ly papered and painted, rent $18. For " lc “ c as his residence. The house is of the 3 33 sale—gas stove and ice box which holds single. Colonial type, containing six 100 lbs. ice. Slack Appelget, 186 Mon­ ROME BEAUTY APPLES ...... "» 17c | rooms and modern improvements. mouth street. * 4 From Local Orchards S “Doc” Enibley kept his front door open all Tuesday night. When his first WANTED regular patron arrived Wednesday morning he viewed a new attractive and VEAL calves wanted. Phone 18. COF FEE GOLD MEDAL, CERESOTA or PIL'^SBURY brilliant floor covering which had been Joseph Riordan, 112 Main Street, laid during the night. “Doc” has also Hightstown. 35tf. Red Eight installed ten bright red top stools at Circle O’clock his fountain. MISCELLANEOUS FLOUR For downing a quart of milk in^ the shortest time at the Rutgers Agricul­ MONEY for well secured first mort­ 5-lb. bag . 12. lb. bag tural field day Saturday, Franklin Pol- gages. Have cash buyer for small s c litt, 4-H club member from Cranbury, house near Hightstown. Phone 158, 42 was presented with a quart of ice cream Russell A. Egnor, 158 Rogers avenue. as winner of a milk drinking contest for c c DEAD animals removed. W e call 25 53 4-H Club members. Robert Krueger of Dayton proved himself the second best anywhere. Highest prices paid. How­ Z4-lb. bag $1.05 - 48-lb. bag J2.09 milk consumer. ard Walker & Son. Phone Wycombe, BEAT THE SEASON Pa.. 3151. W e pay phone call. Or Buy a set today for use all summer. Joseph F. Worth, administrator of the phone Hightstown 78, Totten’s Grocery. C h ocola tes GENUINE LIBBEY “SAFEDGE” SUNNYFIELD FAMILY estate of Harry R. Candelent, reports 39-26t« that the property located near Richard­ MOTHER'S DAT son's Mill, Allentown, has been sold TOOL SHARPENING for Beverage Glasses to Mrs. Mary Bloz of Trenton. Con­ (including gaily colored coasters) FLOUR sideration, $2,250. The property con­ service. If your lawn mower is sick and SUNDAY, MAY 12th sists of 11;^ acres of land, equipment can’t go to work for you, take it to our PACKED WITH M LB. of S-lb. bag I2-lb. bag for a small poultry farm and a bunga­ hospital. You will have a “grand and Gorgeously decorated boxes of OUR OWN TEA low. glorious feeling” after we have operated the finest chocolates, fresh from on the lawn mower. Phone 567. Ltnsu the makers. Order now I 19c 41c Bros, at Mercer Lumber Co., near U. The State convention of the Needle Tlie Sompfer— 17 oz. . . . $1.50 79c work Guild branches of South and T. crossings, Hightstown. 50-*2t. Also 2, 3 and 5-lb. Samplers. North New Jersey will be held Tuesdav, PASTRY FLOUR May 11, in Synod Hall of Trinity Cath­ JhmMrMi...... $1.00 lb. RUBBER STAMPS Also 2, 3 and 5-lb. Fairhills. 5-lb. bag 1 8 c . 12-lb. bag 3 9 c edral, Overbrook avenue and West State Rubber stamps, self inkers, band street, Trenton. The morning session daters, pads, stamp inks, numbering Whitehouse Evaporated will open at 11 o'clock. Miss Marion machines, stencils, seal presses. Prompt EMBLEY’S RFDI M FAT . i2-«.. , = S. Bettle, national president, will be a nc,L;i pure pork...... Zlc 7 | guest speaker. attention to all orders. Gazette office MAIN ST. a ROGERS AVE. 1 in Gazette Building, 114 Rogers Ave- HighUtown, N. J. X At a business meeting of the College nue, Hightstown. .______MILK DEL MAIZ CORN ...... “ lOc 1 Denartment of the First Presbyterian can jn Church held last week at the manse, plans were laid for a strawberry festival ESTABLISHED 1S7S to be held on Tuesday evening, June MAZOLA O I L ...... - - - _ _ pint 23c - 43c ^ 11th, in the Memory Garden. The So­ PEPPLER’S WEEKLY CHATS .™ c cial Committee. with Miss Lydia Bol- 4 24 Hngier and Miss Kathryn l3ennis as SW ANSDOW N ...... 'y‘-“-25c leaders, will have charge of the affair. John Deere Com Planters I No. 919 for drilling in rows,—No. 999 for checking,—^$71.50—$133.09 Mrs. Powell H. Norton was hostess CAKE FLOUR ...... 17c to th e Peddle Woman’s Club on New Idea Transplanters pag. I — Wednesday evening, May 1. in the So­ Every plant properly watered. Single and double row,$118.50—$24750 cial Room of Wilson Hall. Donald W. Rich. Jr., of the Peddle faculty,^ave Wood Bar Spike Tooth Harrows KLEEN-LIN ...... 2 TT I9c Rinso *■ bottlu * *'• I X an interesting and informative tanc on 6, 10, 12 ft. sizes, for your potatoes, $1750—$30JW ‘Representative Government Men.” A or OXYDO L number of guests were present and a John Deere 3 Section Spring Tooth Harrows RAINBOW BLEACH ...... 2 lie very pleasant time was enjoyed. John Deere Model LC & DA Tractor Disk Harrows SILVER DUST “If" ...... 23c INSURANCE Roderick Lean Red Head 12 ft. Riding Weeders Also 7 tooth weeder attachments and 2 row weeders, H M —fS iM 2 f c 3 9 c Albert G . Barclay John Deere Field Mower* SALAD DRESSING pfj'c" ...... ■^'*29c 5 ft. horse drawn, 7 ft. tractor mowers, t*7*0—$I40J0 PHONES: & 3 HithUtowu 13 CranboT 73S Steams Power Lawn Mower* “ DaBy” Poultry Feeds CHASE & SANBORN ...... >^21c 18 and 21 inch cut, solid rubber or pneumatic tires,—$MS8 up DAILY EGG Cornlghted A Sttper-Channddrain Roofing Scratch Feed MAXWELL HOUSE ...... 26 gauge, COP-K-LOY heavy zinc i coated, 4-1.2 ft., 544—*44 d i . f t tSJIi, hat lSS-!b. bag Sherwin-Williams Paint* and VarnUhes HURFF’S tjSLlSc One of the finest of high quality painte. Many colors. Low prices 53c $2.07 Podhry A QnuanMtal Lawn Foicing A Sted PosU WINDOW SCREENS ...... PlanitYb. S e»d m EbetaleFtmiDeCMittNdlert TflO$; PlPPl.tR. SbR A CO. m m u s L p s n t x a . rm>km raONX ia ^ HIOMTttOWH. m . j . WE DBUVBR

iliMAi HIGHTSTOWN GAZETTE, HIGHTSTOWN, MERCER COUNTY NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY,JtAYj^J9jO_ N f * Sfat TUMday, N on m k v I, each district at said Primary Election. A(M PI««i«nt PaaliRMS ■ .^...ne on, let's get going,” Ken between the hours of seven A. M. and eight Said boards will also sit at the same (dace Solon G. Hayes, Oakland, Calif., age between the hours of one P. M. and nine said. He glanced at Peter and Shei­ Your Garden P. M., Eastern Standard Time, for thepur- 19, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for ol conducting a General Election for El'tpose Elec­ P. M., Eastern Standard Time, for registra­ la, standing bewildered and fearful sticking pins in people. He told Judge tors of a President and Vice-President of the tion purposes on together. “Nothing’ll happen to This Week United States, United States Senator, member Tueaday, October IS, 1M9 Chris B. Fox that he really derived of the House of Representatives for the Fourth and you,” he told them scornfully, care­ IIRIISIH Br A. C. McLEAN pleasure from the practice and regard­ Congressional District of New Jersey, State TuMday, November S, 1949 lessly. “ But you busted in here, (£xtension Service. N. J. CoHese of AirricHlture! ed it as “very funny." Senator for the County of Mercer, three mem­ between the hours of seven A. M. and eight d’you see? We never asked you folks bers of the General Assembly, three members P. M., Eastern Standard Time, for the pur­ The active gardening season is here of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, member pose of conducting a General Election for Elec­ in here.” at last and flower lovers -who have been Township of East Windsor of the Township Committee and Justices of the tors of a President and Vice-President of the “ ■Well—” Sheila began briskly, her REGISTRY AND ELECTION NOTICE United States, United States Senator, member dividing perennials and planting gladi­ A. G. CONOVER, of the House of Representatives for the Fourtb eyes wide, “we hadn’t any inten­ Notice is hereby given that the district board oli and dahlias between rainstorms may in and for the Township of East Windsor, Clerk of East Windsor Township. Congressional District of New Jersey, State tion— ” Mercer County, will meet in the Township build­ Senator for the County of Mercer, three mem­ now. go to work out-of-doors in earnest. ing, Etra, between the hours of seven A. M. and bers of the General Assembly, three membera “ Oh, that’s all right, that’s all eight P. M., Eastern Standard Time, being Borough of Hightstown bers of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, a right!” Ken interrupted her as he With the exception of the variety 8 A. M. and 9 P. M. Daylight Saving Time, REGISTRY AND ELECTION NOTICE Mayor, two members of the Common Council, Phipps, which should not be planted Tuesday, May 21, 1940 Notice is hereby given that the district Iwards a Collector and Justices of the Peace for the buttoned on a heavy coat and drew for the purpose of conducting a Primary Elec­ of election in and for the Borough of Hights Borough of Hightstown. on gloves. “ But it m ay delay you later than mbid-June, gladioli may be tion, also to register voters, for the nomina­ town will meet at the places efesignated be­ Meiieeting • Placea a little bit getting hom e, see?” tion of candidates for United States Senator, low between the hours of seven A. M. and Place of Meeting of the District Boards: K a t h l e e n put into the ground from now until July member of the House of Representatives in the eight P. M., Eastern Standard Time, being District One—Hightstown Gazette office, 114 "But you’ll let my mother know?” 1. Constant planting makes for suc­ Fourth Congressional District, State Senator 8 A. M. and 9 P. M. Daylight Saving Time, Rogers Avenue. the girl asked anxiously. He looked cession of bloom. Gladioli are fairly for the County of Mercer, three members of Tuesday, May 21, 1940 District Two—Firehouse, North Main Street, the Board of Chosen Freeholders, member of the for the purpose of conducting a Primary Elec­ District Three—Motor Transport Co. build­ j ^ o r r i s at her oddly, as if he were curious cheap—cheap enough to use fresh ant. Township Committee and Justices of the Peace tion, also to register voters, for the nomina­ ing, Mercer Street. about her. vigorous stock. Many commercial flor­ for the■ TownshipT< ■ • of • “East ...... Windsor. tion of candidates for United States Senator, Boundary lines of polling districts: ists do not use the corms more than And, four Delegates-at-Large and four A1 member of the House of Representatives in the First District—All that portion of the Bor­ “ Sure, I’ll let your mother know.” once and although the amateur may ternate Delegates-at-Large are to be chosen Fourth Congressional District, Stale Senator ough lying East of the Pennsylvania Rail­ e KATHIEB4 NORMS “ Oh, all right thenl” she said, re“ by the Republican party to represent said party for the County of Mercer, three members of road tracks from the northerly side of the not wish to follow this plan, it would be at the. "National • - (joConvention, •• and 1 eight • . . Dele-T-V-1- the “ Board ■ of ■ Ch Chosen .. Freeholders,...... a Mayor, ...... two center of Rogers Avenue and the portions lieved. advisable to buy some fresh stock each gates-at-Largo and eight Alternate Delegates- members of the Common Council, a collector east of the line running south along the cen­ “ Just a minute—” Peter said bold­ year if young conns have not been at-Large are to be chosen by the Democratic and Justices of the Peace for the Borough of ter of Mercer Street to the southerly side of party to represent said party at the National Hightstown. the Borough. CHAPTER VII ly. But Ken, after favoring him grown from the cormels which develop Convention. And, four Delegates-at-Large and four Al­ Second District—AH' that portion of the Bor­ with a bored sort of stare, took around the old ones. Finer , flowers will And, two District Delegates and two Alter­ ternate Delegates-at-Large are to be chosen ough lying West of the Pennsylvania Rail­ Sheila’s arm and led her downstairs be the result. nate Delegates to said Republican National by the Republican party to represent said party road tracks and bounded on the South by There was a long pause, during Convention and four District Delegates _ and at the National Convention, and eigHt Dele­ a line running in the center of Stockton- with no further words. Sheila heard When planting dahlias, be sure to lav Alternates to the Democratic National gates-at-Large and eight Alternate Delegates- which they all clung close together, i four Street from the westerly limits of the Bor­ the door behind her slam upon Pe­ the divisions horizontaly so that the Convention, are to be chosen by the respective at-Large are to be chosen by the Democratic ough to the intersection of Stockton Street motionless. Then Sheila heard voices j parties in the Fourth Congressional District party to represent said party at the National and Rogers Avenue and thence running along ter’s protest, “ Say, what-the—say, sprouts have plenty of soil to come In the studio. There was talk of j of the State of New Jersey at said Primary Convention. the center of Rogers Avenue to the Penn­ what are you trying to do—” through and thus develop a good root Election. And, two District Delegates and two Alter­ sylvania Railroad tracks where they cross greeting and of the weather, and I system. Early planting is also condu­ And, a male and female member of the nate Delegates to said Republican National R^ers Avenue. mention of cigarettes. | The words were cut off there. She cive to good root development, and if Republican State Committee and a male and Convention and four District Delegates and Third District—All that portion of the Bor­ looked inquiry at her companion. female member of the Democratic Slate Com­ four Alternates to the Democratic National ough bounded on the North by a line run­ “ What’s that yure paintin’ now ?’ ’ , the young plants are pinched -back dur­ mittee and a male and female member of the Convention, are to be chosen by the respective ning along the center of Stockton Street from a big warm Irish voice said. She j “ H e’ll be down with Inky,” Ken ing June and early July they will be Mercer County Republican Committee and a parties in the Fourth Congressional District the westerly limits of the Borough to the told her. ready to produce a good crop of shoots male and female member of the Mercer Coun­ of the State of New Jersey at said Primary intersection of Stockton Street and Rogers missed the answer; she heard a | ty Democratic Committee will be elected at Election. Avenue, thence running along the center of chair creak, a murmur of talk. Then j They went through a back pas­ in August. The best flowers come from said Primary Election. And, a male and female member of the Rogers Avenue to Mercer Street; on the East sage, Ken gripping her arm tightly. t h e shoots developed from t h e lower Said board will also sit at the same place Republican State Committee and a male and by a line running South along the center a voice that was not the Irish voice j between the hours of one P. M. and nine A side door opened into a narrow part of the plants; these grow rapidly, female member of the Democratic Slate Com­ of Mercer Street to southerly line of Bor­ said, " I do not know. And if I do ! so don’t let the plants get too big. P. M., Eastern Standard Time, for registra­ mittee and a male and female member of the ough limits; on the south side and on the know I not tell on my friend, Mr. j alley: they were out in the night. tion purixises on Mercer County Republican Committee and a West by the Borough limits. “ Don’t make any noise now, Sis­ Be sure to look over the garden once Tuesday, October 15, 1940 male and female member of the Mercer Coun­ GEO. P. DENNIS. Garrity.” i a week from now on for evidences of and ty Democratic Committee will be elected in Clerk of the Borough of Hightstown.. “ You’ve got some queer friends!” t e r !” plant lice and other insect troubles. If Garrity said. There was more con­ “ I won’t !” she answered, fright­ any are found, use nicotine sulphate versation in lower tones, more ened. or one of the pyrethrum sprays or scraping of chairs. Then the caller An open car, a large touring car dusts. These materials may be obtained evidently departed; the door with the rain curtains securely but­ from most seedsmen. When purchasing slammed. toned down, was standing at the them, get some finely divided sulphur or one of the wettable sulphurs to pro­ After that another fierce warning curb. Snow was falling softly, stead­ ily; aU the noises of the city were test roses from black-spot. Nicotine held Peter and Sheila, and the man sulphate or arsenate of lead may be who was huddled close into their softened and dull. Ken, still holding tight to Sheila’s added to the sulphur fpr insect control, shelter with them, more silent than though it may be preferable to buy ever. Ages passed; every muscle arm , fell into a low-toned conversa­ them already mixed. Spraying or dust­ tion with two men who emerged to Break Away from in Sheila’s body was lame. She, ing every 10 days during the growing Habit B u yii^J and the holder of the pistol, and from the shadows; afterward one season will keep rose bushes healthy Peter, continued to rest against one of them looked at Sheila sharply. and will pay good dividends in the form another’s bodies, to breathe one an­ This man was an American, elderly, of perfect flowers. other’s breaths. They could hear the lean, nervous. She saw Ken give him the addresses and telephone Township of WathinftOD numbers he had taken from Peter RECKTRY AND> ELECTION' NOTICE Let this HUDSON Showl^u and herself upstairs. The old man Notice is hereby given that the district board in and for the Township of Washington, Mer­ listened, nodded, muttered a word cer County,* will meet in Grange Hall, Wind­ or two. sor, between the hours of seven A. M. and eight P. M., Eastern Standard Time, being “ Now, you get in front here. Sis­ 8 A. M, and 9 P. M. Daylight Saving Time, te r,” Ken said then, opening the Tuesday, May 21, 1M9 for the purpose of conducting a Primary Elec­ W e in-vite you to come in today right-hand front door, “ and we’ll be tion, also to register voters, for the nomina­ out o f this in no time at a ll!” tion of candidates for United States Senator, . . . drive a Hudson Six over a route “He’s coming,” Ken told her. member of the House of Representatives in the Fourth Congressional District, Stale Senator you travel regularly, and make a “ G et in !” for the County of Mercer, three members of When Sheila, secretly praying, had the Board of Ciosen Freeholders, member of the direct comparison -with other cars Townshii) Committee and Justices of the Peace obeyed, he walked around the car for the Township of Washington. in the lowest price field. W e prom­ to the driver’s seat, the elderly man And, four Delegates-at-Large and four Al­ ternate Delegates-at-Earge are to be chosen ise you the best 30 minutes you standing close to Sheila, with one by the Republican party to represent said party veiny hand gripping her wrist. at the National Convention, and eight Dele­ ever spent in an automobile. “ Don’t make no noise,” the man gates-at-Large and eight Alternate Delegates- at-Large are to be chosen by the Democratic said. party to represent said party at the National Her frightened eyes moved behind Convention. TWO GOOD DEALS IN ONE And, two District Delegates and two Alter­ him , as the door through which she nate Delegates to said Republican National and Ken had emerged opened again, Convention and four District Delegates _ and A Better Deal on Your four Alternates to the Democratic National and Inky and an unknown man cam e Convention, arc to be chosen by the respective — A Better out, with Peter between. Peter ap­ parties in the Fourth Congressional District Present Car peared to be stumbling, heavy—per­ of the State of New Jersey at said Primary Election. New Cor for Your Money haps his hurt leg was bothering him And, a male and female member of the again. Republican State Committee and a male and female member of the Democratic State Com­ They started. Sheila heard Peter LOWER PRICES STARTINO AT K: Patented Double-Safe Brakes—if hydraulics mittee and a male and female member of the ever fail C«»y hydraulics e s 0 through leakage due to accident snoring in the back seat. Snow flut­ Mercer County Republican Committee and a male and female member of the Mercer Coun­ for CoDpe, delivered io Of oeglect), fust push farther on regular brake pedal and tered down, down, down upon the ty Democratic Committee will be elected at Detroit, iocludiog Federal stop; Dash-Lodupg Safety H ood, kinged at front; Handy Shift at steering’wheel; New Cushion-Action Door Latches; black city streets and the shining said Primary Election. taxes, not including state and Said board will also sit at the same place AIRFOAM SEAT CUSHIONS (small extra cost in Hudson w et tracks under the elevated road between the hours of one P. M. and nine local taxet, if any. Low time Six closed models, standard in ail ocher Hudsons). and the garbage cans aligned before P. M., Eastern Standard Time, for registra­ ^ym ent terms. Prices labject And at small extra cost: Overdrive and Weather-Master the humble tenement doorways. tion purposes on Co diange without nodee. Fresh Air and Heat Control. “ Who year friends?” Tuesday, October 15, 1940 She knew it was Peter snoring, and because Inky was perched upon one Tuesday, November 5, 1940 HUDSON OfTOU TODAYS WIDEST CHOICE OF HNS AUTOMOIILES . . . In Evory Popular Prko Class B^gitininp With lAo man in the studio whistling, smell between the -hours of seven A. M. and eight of the small seats, his breath, heavy Lowoaf. Sixos or N fh tt. . . Every Popular Body Typo . . . Extra Wide Ran§o of Colors and Upholstory. Whatovor Price his second cigarette. After a while P. M., Eastern. .. Standard ^ Time, for the pur- with garlic and wine, at her ear. pose of conducting a General Election for You Plan To Pay, See Your Hudson Dealer Far MORE CAR FOR YOUR MONEY he apparently crossed the floor. tors of a President and Vice-President of the “ Come on out. Ken,” he said care­ “ Now you and me have got to be United States, United States Senator, member talking,” Ken said, “ Because it any­ of the House of Representatives for the Fourth lessly. Congressional District of New Jersey, State Ken, stretching himself, but cau­ one stops us, I’m taking you up to Senator for the County of Mercer, three mem­ tious and noiseless still, was out of your mother in White Plahjs.” bers of the General Assembly, three members COTTRELL’S GARAGE, Inc. Phon.ao “ In the Bronx,” she corrected. of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, member the closet like a cat. of the Township Committee and Justices of the “ Gone?” he asked. “ Oh, you ain’t going home yet,” 150-52 N. Main St. Hightsto'wn, N. J. he said. “ But don’ t you worry— • FRED 'U. DRAKE, “ Yep. He walk down the street. Oerk of Washington Township. I see him go. Who—” asked the you'll get there. Nothing’s going to man called .Inky, eyeing Peter and happen to you.” Sheila, as ttey came blinking and “ Only riot to pull nothing,” Inky pantinig from their hiding-place, said persuasively, at her ear. “ who your friends?” “ I wouldn’t know how to pull any­ “ I never see them before,” Ken thing!” Sheila said simply. said. “How- did you and the lady “ No, you just do like I ask you to,” 'Here's Your ’Phone get mixed into this, young feller?” Ken observed encouragingly, “ and he asked, scowling at Peter. you’ll be all right.” Peter explained, pointing at the “ That was an awful sm art thing roof stairway, jerking his head to­ you did, Ken, about that Boston ward the Law Library. stuff,” Inky presently observed. “ It may work,” he said briefly. He started glibly enough, even “ Work! It’s gotta work,” the other lan^iing at their predicament and adventures. But something chilled man said. “Pipe the bulls there!” bis blood as he proceeded; there .was that in the men’s quiet eyes (Continued next week.) ; that was not healthy, there was men- Speediitf-Up Sport I ace in their very presence, and Pe- Airplanes now take sports fishermen I ter knew, as SheUa had known for down the Outer Banks ol North Caro­ ’ some time, that the night’s perils lina in 30 minutes, a trip requiring four were not over. His voice died hours by auto. ■way Into lilence and hia face took ClMning VunishMl Floor. on a strange pallor. Varnished hardwood floors that have "This ain’t your wife, then?” Ken never been waxed should not, as a rule, ■iked. be washed with water. However, if they “ No, sir. That’s what 1 was tell- are badly soiled they may be gone over iag you," Peter said. 'T m to be with a cloth wrung from slightly soapy ■uaried on Tuesday to—to another water, followed by a second -wiping with gU'L That’s why I’d be so much a rag moistened with clean water. Wipe dry immediately and polish with a oil- obitged if you’d let me telephone.” treated mop. The men glanced at each other. ■‘Xd t a l k ," Ken, observed mildly. Symphony Orchuinu T s s iiraid my mother will be During the past 20 years, symphony orchestras in this country have increased impl|l|, Ws getting on to eight from 17 to .about 275, 12 of them being eWIaimed anxious- composed of women. Further evidence Ifk" Aai Ute sudden thought of that that symphonic music has gained tre­ W smi protecting mother, mendously in public favor is the fact I . W iS tendMnMH, broui^t that the sale of its records has shown ^ :^ .g id ’a eyes. an 800 per cent increase during the past 1 a d fs r w his rather decade.

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S 'jiir.o * • IW JlIBBT ' m L fllllgA tf f V 3v.- »..■ ■ ■' ■: . - Public School suk, Lawrence Pullen, Geraldine Bagot, Then fhere's the operator, injured Al-'® '^'■':t>er, Mary The Hon|este«dt Follies you" Joyce Chamberlain. Anna Conovitz. while working on construction, who re A a" Millie Sergio, Honor Roll for Audrey Westover, Gladys Winfield, Shirley Green, Mae Kamen, Helen j By Seymour Keealer ported that he was dislabeted. At the last Civic' AaiivciittlkDllNncct- Calvin Archer, Carl Brink, Vincent Poulos, Naomi Rothschild, Lillian Shiv­ For its size, Jersey Homesteads prob­ ing. Irving- Flicker refus^' to' be ap- poinCed to the same commitlea >lul wife Month of April c f ® Eufemia, Alvin Irving, ers, Sally Sikorski, Jane Smith, Shirley ably holds a world’s record f o r the Currant Events and Comments Robert Malsbury, Joseph Muse Paul number of organizations and committees It is rumored that Sid Gushen is PuoU< Who AttaniM School Without oohn. Tornquist. it has had in the past three years. The changing his civil service job. It seems Abwnt or Tardy Marks. 5- B grade—Howard Campbell, Clif- 6~B grade—Robert Diefenbach, Allen duties of these committees ranged from that he is go.ng from Unemployment tord Conover, Harvey Hutchinson, John Eldridge, Walter Greezyn, Joseph finding employment for homesteaders to Compensation to Social Obscurity . . . investigating whether the barking In the past two weeks four brush fires 5-A grade—Fred Broadhurst, Robert Hutchinson, Carmine Pastore, Donald The pioneer homestead families al Greene, George Phillips, John Punk. Mrs. So and So’s dog interfered with have been reported here. One of our Engle, Sherwood McChesney, Louis bcheren. Curtis Williams, Elea no re ways strive to make new residents feel Johnson, Enos Stanhope, James Moody, Frances the singing of her neighbor’s canary lady friends says she always thought Sergio, George Breed, Marion Bare- welcome by inviting th c^ to participate more, Jean Byrnes, Ruth Coward, Alice Anderson, Jean Baremore, Mary Di- . . . About a year ago a grave problem these Fuller Brush men were nuisances 6- A grade—John Archer, George arose’ the poultry manager was selling in the community activities. W e hope Fields, Marie Kelley, Marjorie Lee, Ditcheos Merwin Ivins, Burton Mc- biose, Elaine Emmons, Mary Gertzel, . . . Although Mr. Harod, who is presi­ this will always be so, and we also hope Cora Miles, Alma Wright, Phyllis Clin- left-over cracked eggs to his friends, |gueen, George Melohis, George Ipana- Dorothy Hallock, Ruth Hillman, Jos­ dent of the Civic Association, is one of that future generations of homesteaders while others were not given the oppor­ the most social men in the homesfeads. ephine Smith, Irene Sherman. tunity to take advantage of the bargain. will not snub newcomers with the boast hii is* license j'latcplate iiuuiL/cinumber which w i* 1 V. u i>is I iiioithat “my iijy icuifamily came over on the At the next Joint Board meeting some­ .1 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 6- C grade—F r a n k Bradley Robert MR18U, sounds like, “ Mister, 1 hate ! Quaker City.” Connelly, Albert Estenes, Karl Koch one made a motion to create a cracked- PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY egg committee. The motion was d e -, annouBc** « John Mahon, Adam Miles, Edward Schaefer, Robert Tornquist. Richard feated; some members maintaining that! Voelbel, Vivian Anderson, Eileen Car- we already had enough committees of FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE that type. BY . son, Carrie Payton. * Jic SWERN ^ 7- A grade—M a r io n Blake Rheda On the day Professor Einstein was to John Henry Weer, C. S. visit the colony, Mr. Kaplan, who was OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS Boughman, Marie Braun, Myra Cro- shaw, Anna Deemys, Evelyn Eufemia, then foreman at the factory, was having OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS TILL Member of the B ovd Lectumhlp ol The Mother Church, The Flret Church C oL Chriet, Scieutiet, in Boeton, Maseachueetta Irene Henzler, Doris Hutchinson, Mar­ his troubles getting out a rush order! IN ian Hutchinson, Margaret Logan, Ma- He was short of linings which caused the work to be held up, therefore, he PRINCETON PLAYHOUSE Michnisky, Tillie Perdialski Margaret O Ritter, Ruth Steward, Emily Ugi, Ed­ had been sending people to the railroad Friday and Saturday! Last 2 Days SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 12, 1940 ward Byrne, Everett Craig, Joseph station all morning to see w'hether the package he was expecting had come in. M AT 3:30 O’CLOCK, D. S. T. Crai'^ Robert Koch, Richard Lee John Perrine, Stanley Sikorski, John Task, When Einstein arrived, the floor-bov THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND Karl Tabler. rushed up excitedly to the foreman to announce the good news. Whereupon P 7-B grade—Russell Allen, Mabel De- Our Greatest Mr. Kaplan anxiously asked. “ Did he laney, Jeanette Dixon, Henry Estenes,' bring the linings?” Robert Greezyn, Ida May Irving, W il­ liam Morris, Frederick Ritter, Rose It was back in the pioneering days of THANK YOU! Svirski, Walter Svirski. Helen Walker, the Homesteads, during a hot spell that John Wiley, Alexander Wilkins, Clifford SALEM one of the colonists moved in. As he CURTAIN Wilson. was not needed immediately for work For the kindness already shown to our Service 7-C grade—Bernard Cooke, Vincent at the factory he was given temporary Ely, Lloyd Pullen, Paul Sandyck, Flor employment op construction, digging Brand new 1940 styles in Store located in Hightstown next to C. O. Smith ence McKnight, Lottie Saunder. , ditches. xAifter he labored for two days three remarkably low price 84c pr. 8-A g r a d^e—Franklin Blum, Walter a blistering sun. someone asked him groups! Taken from the and the Tri-County Auction. Boughman. Grace Bradley Mary' ‘ he place. “ I thought,” he Regularly to 1.39 Brandt, Lorraine Carson,Carson. Walter Craij.Crai" replied cymcally.cynically, “ Il wasvyoo coming to a regular stocks of famous William Craig, Hazel Davison, LeRo Utopia, instead I find it’s an Ethiopia." malcers whose names you We have ample stock of Poultry and Dairy Dawson, Robert Dixon. Marie Dun 5|s !): SU phey, Donald Eldridge. Rose Marie Eu As many of our homesteaders are for^ associate with high quality Feeds and will as demands require, increase our femia Barbara Hill, Phyllis Hutchinson, f'l?’'eign born, they °5“occasionally 1‘ ■ f. have r a lit- . and fine workmansliip! You 1.24 pr. K. Jbsephine Kay, Plelen Kolnoski Jos-y with their English, As Regularly to 1.98 stock of Farm Supplies. euh Locke, John McQueen, EUiabetk i informal gatherins recently, one of can’t afford to miss an op­ Murphy, L. Elizabeth Orr, V i r i?i n i a ! ™oPeratorS tliscusf ng the factory, portunity to re-curtain your Puglin, Lester Pullen, Rita Roszel, Viota His wife, em- White, George Woistromer j oarras.-icd by the smiles her husbands entire home at such un­ 1.74 pr. Farmers’ Co-operative Assn, of N. J,, Inc. TA *• rr .U I’-ncorrcct English brought, decided to usual savings I p a . IS, Kathryn j^eln him out. “ Excuse, please.” sh e Regularly to 2.98 Arc - apologized, “mine husband’s mistake; he Hightstown, New Jersey Phone 560 ^ I does not mean to say the factory i^i a Stackhouse, Warren H. |'mistailure,’ he means it was a ‘dis- Hurry I n ---- Sale Ends Saturday Night at 9 Wright. Ifailure’.” -SOUTH BROAD AT LAFAYETTE, TRENTON—PHONE 8-101 SHANGLE & HUNT ANNOUNCE A Reduction in Paint Prices Masury’s Outside White and regular colors $2.90 m

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MRS MARY A. R. TAYLOR was in Groveville cemetery. He is sur­ MRS. JULIA Y. KELLEY 76, wife of Isaac H. Taylor, died Friday vived by his wife, Mrs. Eda Pierce; a 78, widow oh William A. Kelley, died Errors In Metnr Reading at the home of her son, George V. step-daughter, Mrs. Wiley Steward; Saturday at her home near Allentown. Rogers, 923 Lyndale avenue, Trenton. h i s mother, Mrs. Robert Hazard of She is survived by a son, George, ani Very Rare These Days Services were conducted at the Rogers Mays Landing; four sisters, Mrs. W il­ a daughter, Alice. Services were con­ home Monday by the Rev. Ernest liam Eisenhart of South Seaville, Mr.s ducted at her late residence Wednesday Burke, pastor of Hamilton Square Bap­ Thomas Reilly of Westville, Mrs. W il­ afternoon by the Rev. H. D. S. Coates, In view of the fact that a meter tist Church. Interment was in Dutch liam Gaskill of Cream Ridge, Mrs. pastor of the Allentown Baptist Church. W here Quality Is Priced Low reader, whether he be from the Neck cemetery. In addition to her son, Charles Sutts of Yardville; three broth­ Interment was in North Vrosswicks gas, the electric or the water com­ Mrs. Taylor is survived by a step­ ers, Joseph, William and Andrew Pierce, cemetery. pany, frequently has to call several daughter, Mrs. David H. Pullen of Mer- ail of Mays Landing. times to obtain his reading, the cerville; a grandson, George William MRS. MARIE KERSHNER high level of accuracy that exists Rogers, and a brother, George U. A l­ RAYMOND SOUTHARD 67, widow of John Kershner, died Tues­ 4c/n e Guaranteed Meats day at her home at Carsons Mills. She is a cause of amazement to most len of near Hightstown. 1 26. of New Egypt, died Thursday at Point Pleasant hospital. Services were is survived by a son, John F. Kershner. persons. The old belief that a are always tara of Ceapictt Satitfcictloi. CHARLES R. PIERCE I conducted Sunday at the home of his The funeral will be held from her late wrong meter reading was respon­ ONI PIICi-NONE HIOHIR 47, of 201 Highland avenue, Yardville, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Southard residence Friday morning at 9 o'clock. sible for an unusually large bill died Saturday at McKinley hospital, at New Egypt. Interment was in Jac- Requiem mass will be offered in S t Pt m Ii has almost died out. It really has John’s Church, Allentown, at 10 o'clock. Jtrscy lb Trenton. Funeral services were con­ obstown Baptist cemetery. Besides his Buck Shad 6c no foundation in fact, according to ducted at his late home Tuesday by the parents, he is survived by h is wife, Interment will be in the church ceme­ the New Jersey Public Utility In­ Rev. David L. Codclington. • Interment Helen Southard. tery. Roe Shad 13c Roe Shad X ° “‘ ""Sc formation Committee. Roe Sets ’''33c One utility company reports that Cod Fillets 2lc seventeen of its meter readers did Croaker* H?’'; ^ 8 c : Mackerel •Teraer » 7 t not make an error last year. One man read 84,027 meters in 1936 Large Smoked Skinned t h f s f without a mistake. This same man has not made a mistake in six years, during which time he read Hams "■ 18« 487,645 meters. Another man has Butt Ends “■ 18c - Slices of These Hams ‘'’ 35c read 440,114 meters in seven years, youu New cure oven-tendered hickory smoked— cut from comfed selected porketc also without an error. —all excess bacon and fat removed fO R J U S T ONE PRICE—NONE HIGHER Nation s Food Loss Cut Rib Roast standing ».23c Cross Cut Oven Roast 23c By Artificial Cooling Corn-fed Quality Beef— Sure to Please. Mechanical refrigeration has IN A GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR Leon Fresh greatly reduced for the people of Rib End Up to 3 lb> lb 1 3 e the United States the annual loss Pork Loins that results from spoiled food. 16 2 2 c When it is considered that about All Center Cut Pork Chops seventy-five percent of all of our Ttit from S e lc o fa Y o ih ik Porkers. A Sta ta m a n t food is perishable, the problem of by Oanaral ilaetrk Co. food preservation becomes an im­ Shoelder, Neck er Breast Veal 16c portant one, comments the New "Vt'e believe the 1940 G-E Decker's Mellosweet Ham y* ” > l o o Jersey Public Utility Information Refrigerator to be the fineat 16 i 9 e Committee. prodiirt of its kind ever offered Large Juicy Frankfurters Right here in this State the to the American public— om* Large Smoked Steer Tongues 16 2 9 c value of artificial refrigeration is tbit will cost you lets to oum Armour's Baked Loaves 5e very evident. New Jersey residents thoH assy other refrigerator you can have fruits and vegetables the (otiU buy at atey price," CALIFORNIA MEDIUM LUSCIOUS CALIFORNIA whole year round, fresh from the South or West. Meats and other SWEET perishable foods are brought to us FRUIT in perfect condition from the mid­ PRUNES COCKTAIL dle or far West. And through the The Refrigerator With medium of mechanically refriger­ lb lort* ^ No 2'/a E ated cars other sections of the etilo United States are now able to en­ beg 1 1 < coo " a CONDITIONED AIR! joy oysters and clams and other Controlled Humidity and Tempenturep Omstaot CimilaticMi Fancy Muir O d% tall ean lOe sea food in the same prime condi­ A combination of peaches, ^ar** ofSweetpFresbeoedAir.KEEPS FOODS FRESHER LONGERI Evap. Peaches IZ d pineapple, prapes and eherrlea tion that has earned for this State an enviable reputation. Our Beat • lb AU-Pnrpose ban MRS. ELEANORE STEWART Now "Y5>u Gan Get a Big, FLOUR Family 12 39c 25, wife of Harold Stewart, of the A l­ l-Ib New General Electric lor Beat ( „ i . 7 ) lentown-Cream Ridge road, died Friday LARD Pure 3 printa 20c in St. Francis hospital, Trenton. Ser­ Only a Little More TIiail vices were conducted Tuesday afternoon the Very Cheapest Make! 2 "• 15c at the Peppier Funeral Home, Allen­ Sunsweet Prunes pk( 10c" town, by the Rev. Paul C. Greiner of know there is genuine 4 17e the Allentown Methodist Church. In­ INDURINO ICONOMY. AB- Idaine Sardines J lb DM | 9 g omy and ttenjendonSv.sadyaction terment was in the church cemetery. Steel Cabinet, and Sealed-io- in owping the best. Tddky, just a GeergM Fancy In addition to her husband, she is sur­ Stcel Thrift Unit with fo rc ^ Ptech ic Feor Mx 2 1 5 c vived by five daughters, Elizabeth, feed lubrication and Oil few dollars added investment Nibien Corn 2 ' r . l 9 c : Marion, Beatrice, Catherine and Jean; Cooling. Has an unparall^ed ' brings you all the extra conven­ -,rrvr. NO. l O c a son, Harold; her mother, Mrs, Ray record for trouble-free yjicr- ience, extra quality and extra years Califamla Oakoart Cherries can i Stanhope; a sister, Mrs. Beatrice Cram­ formance. of trouble-free service for which er; two brothers, Robert and Edward. Pure Grape Juice ______"b';? IOc;"^S? 19c PRACTICAL CONVEMlKNCI General Electric refrigerators have PIATURES. Adjusuble Storage long been famous. EDW ARD J. BRABSTON space. Fast-freezing, jbasy-re- Oar lest bcileieus 8 o* a Pennsylvania Railroad engineer and leasing Quick Trays.^tainlcss Come in and see for yourself! resident of Monmouth Junction, died Steel Super-Freezer isnd Slid­ Peanut Rutter ^ «'«» ^ Friday at St. Francis hospital, Trenton, ing Shelves. Ipterior Light. M.d. ^.b M,. 1 ’ ‘ *"•*■ after an illness of three months. He Spacious one-piece porcelain S E E THIS SPECIAL was 46 years of age. interiors. Taylor’s Cooked A 18-°^ ^ f m A member of the Brotherhood of Lo­ "You'll Always Glad VALUE-PACKED BUY comotive Engineers, Chapter 53, Brab- row Rovgfct A O-fr Sweet Potatoei ^ */* ston had been employed by the railroad A Big 8.2 cu. ft. G-E Model for 28 years. He was also an active Whole Kernel Corn OoMen Bantam 29c member of St. Cecelia’s Roman Catho­ If-os lic Church. CRAIG & HORNOR CO. Hsin Cooked Macaroni can 12e Survivors include h i s wife, Barbara Oehler Brabston; a son. Edward of 2 2 7 c Phone 57 Fancy Hand Packed Tomatoes «■ cans • » '• Princeton; a brother, Michael of New Fancy Shoestring Beets 4 2Sc Brunswick, and a sister, Mrs, Mary Murphy of Monmouth Junction. 119 Main St. Hightstown, N. J. Joan of Arc Kidney Beans 15c The funeral was held from his late Tiny Sifted Peas (Green Label) 2 ^ * 27c home Monday at 9:30 A. M., with a requiem high mass at St. Cecelia's tall Church at 10 A, M. Interment was in EVAPORATED MILK can 6 c Westminster cemetery, Cranbury, under GENERAL m ELECTRIC Large the direction of A, S. Cole, Son & Co. LIMA BEANS Calif. Dried 1b 7 c

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